Lady Snowblood ( Shurayukihime ) Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 2111

Average Rating: 3/4

# of Ratings: 13

Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1973

Language: Japanese

Genre: Drama, Thriller

MPAA Rating: NR

Director: Toshiya Fujita

Actors: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, Shinichi Uchida, Takeo Chii

Plot: A family is brutalized by a group of criminals who wipe nearly everyone out. Yuki is the only survivor after her mother dies in childbirth - her dying wish to maker sure her daughter is raised as the perfect assassin. Knowing no family or love, Yuki is molded as such and becomes the perfect instrument for revenge. -- Chris Kavan

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3.5/4

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 11/12/2023

The violence and story have the trappings of a trashy cult film. But they contain a sophistication to them, and an emotional resonance that elevates "Lady Snowblood" to something more artful than exploitive.

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Yojimbo - wrote on 03/11/2012

When a gang of confidence tricksters murder a schoolteacher and rape his wife she plots bloody vengeance against them, but when she is imprisoned for life she passes the task onto her newborn daughter. There's no way around saying it; this IS Kill Bill. A cold blooded but beautiful assassin who hunts down her enemies one by one, each assigned their own headed chapter of the story with blood and violence contrasted with tranquil scenes of falling snow...? There's even a section where a flashback is told through manga comic art. Quentin, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! This attractively shot film actually has a strong element of Spaghetti western about it despite the katanas and blood spurts because of the theme of lone stranger cutting down their enemies to exaggerated sound effects …

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