Lady Snowblood (1973)

Original title

修羅雪姫

Directed by

Toshiya Fujita

Genre

thriller film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 420 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Yuki sets out to kill the three people who raped her mother and murdered her brother. The story jumps between the past and present as she hunts them down.

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What happens

Lady Snowblood (Japanese: 修羅雪姫, Hepburn: Shurayuki-hime) is a 1973 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshiya Fujita and starring Meiko Kaji. Based on the manga series of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura, the film recounts the tale of Yuki (Kaji), a woman who seeks vengeance upon three of the people who raped her mother and killed her half brother. The film's narrative is told out of chronological order, jumping between present and past events. Alongside Kaji, the film's cast includes Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, and Kō Nishimura. Lady Snowblood was released theatrically in Japan on 1 December 1973, and was distributed by Toho. It spawned a sequel, Love Song of Vengeance (1974). Lady Snowblood served as a major inspiration for the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill and its lead character, The Bride. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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