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Lady Snowblood

Original title: Shurayukihime
  • 19731973
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
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7.6/10
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Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (1973)
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
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A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,636
1,503
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    • Director
      • Toshiya Fujita
    • Writers
      • Kazuo Kamimura(story)
      • Kazuo Koike(story)
      • Norio Osada(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Meiko Kaji
      • Toshio Kurosawa
      • Masaaki Daimon
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Toshiya Fujita
    • Writers
      • Kazuo Kamimura(story)
      • Kazuo Koike(story)
      • Norio Osada(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Meiko Kaji
      • Toshio Kurosawa
      • Masaaki Daimon
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    • 67User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore

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    Meiko Kaji
    Meiko Kaji
    • Yuki Kashima (Shurayuki-hime)
    Toshio Kurosawa
    • Ryûrei Ashio
    Masaaki Daimon
    Masaaki Daimon
    • Gô Kashima
    Miyoko Akaza
    • Sayo Kashima
    Shinichi Uchida
    • Shirô Kashima
    Takeo Chii
    Takeo Chii
    • Tokuichi Shôkei
    Noboru Nakaya
    • Banzô Takemura
    Yoshiko Nakada
    • Kobue Takemura
    Akemi Negishi
    Akemi Negishi
    • Tajire no Okiku
    Kaoru Kusuda
    • Otora Mikazuki
    Sanae Nakahara
    • Kitahama, Okono
    Hôsei Komatsu
    Hôsei Komatsu
    • Genzô Shibayama
    Makoto Matsuzaki
    • Daikashi
    Hiroshi Hasegawa
    • Daihachi Kachime
    Takehiko Ono
      Hitoshi Takagi
      • Matsuemon
      Mayumi Maemura
      • Young Yuki
      Kenji Ôkura
      • Henchman
      • Director
        • Toshiya Fujita
      • Writers
        • Kazuo Kamimura(story)
        • Kazuo Koike(story)
        • Norio Osada(screenplay)
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        Lead actress Meiko Kaji also is an accomplished singer, and she performs the song "Shura no Hana" heard in the film. When Quentin Tarantino used the song in his "Kill Bill" films, it sparked renewed interest in her music that inspired her to record and release new songs for the first time in nearly 30 years.
      • Goofs
        The revolver that Gishiro fires at Yuki is a Webley, which is capable of holding but six rounds. Gishiro fired 7 rounds without reloading.
      • Quotes

        Narrator: People say you can't wash away the mud of this world with pure white snow. You need asura snow - stained fiery red.

      • Connections
        Featured in A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on Lady Snowblood (2016)
      • Soundtracks
        Flower of Carnage (Shura no Hana)
        Written by Kazuo Koike, Masaaki Hirao & Kôji Ryuzaki

        Sung by Meiko Kaji

      User reviews67

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      Top review
      9/10
      A violent, silly, rampaging romp, but has a heart of sadness.
      This film has obviously gained a lot of attention since Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume One and Volume 2 came out. I am not ashamed to admit I got interested in it after it being linked to Kill Bill, but then again, I hadn't heard of it until a while after the Kill Bill movies came out, and I thought it sounded like something I'd be interested in, my kind of movie. And it definitely is.

      Let's get it out there in the open: this film is really silly. It has those great seventies Kung Fu noises when someone jumps up in the air unlike any human could, as well as noises when someone shoves a sword into the enemy. But because it's silly don't jump to the conclusion that there isn't a point to watching it. Sure it's just entertainment. But the story is one of the best I've ever witnessed, and not because of the blood and guts.

      The story is of course about revenge, but the revenge spawns from a woman who gives birth to a daughter and swears that the daughter must be an instrument of revenge on those that messed with her mother. (A silly premise, but here's where it becomes cool). Meiko Kaji who plays Lady Snowblood, also known as Yuki, doesn't spend the movie wrapped in evil and revenge with anger on her face. There's genuine hurt in her performance. It is actually extremely sad that all she is is an instrument of revenge and death, but that's what weighs the film down into some sort of believability.

      The sets are standard Japanese action sort of sets but they have that certain charm about them that's easy on the eyes, it locks the film into this particular recognizable genre but still stands on its own two feet as a film. Also another standard in this genre is freeze frames. Usually I like to comment on shots that continue movement but a certain frame, frozen or still moving, is my favourite of a film. Now, one freeze frame (if memory serves me correctly, the only one), of the baddie coming up some stairs, that may be the second Shurayukihime (apologies if it is) and one side of her face is visible in the freeze frame to alert the audience of this woman's arrival. It is laughable in this but laughable for the right reasons: it isn't corny or annoying, but it's a genuine charm of this genre.

      Many standards of this genre may stop you from watching this but watch it for the genuine heart-wrenching story of Yuki Kashima, also known as Shurayukihime, Lady Snowblood.

      A genuine piece of cinematic gold that is also entertaining and worth a watch.
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      5
      • ForCenturies
      • Jul 8, 2007

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      • Release date
        • March 22, 1974 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Blood Snow
      • Production company
        • Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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