Šurajukihime
Directed by:
Toshiya FujitaScreenplay:
Norio OsadaCinematography:
Masaki TamuraComposer:
Masa'aki HiraoCast:
Meiko Kaji, Kō Nishimura, Eiji Okada, Takehiko Ono, 赤座美代子, Yoshiko Nakada, 高木均, Akemi Negishi, Kai AtōPlots(1)
Meiko Kaji is Yuki, a women raised from birth for one terrible, blood splattered purpose... To murder those who raped her mother and left her to rot in a stinking women's prison, where she died in childbirth. Trained in deadly fighting arts and fatal sword play, Lady Snowblood is cursed to wander the lands in pursuit of her single purpose. She is a demon of vengeance, only sated by the crimson blood of those who stole her mother from her. (Arrow Films)
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A beautifully structured film where you immediately realize from the beginning that it was a clear inspiration for Kill Bill. There are even the same scenes here, sometimes literally, just with the difference that in the American film, they aren't played by Japanese actors. Tarantino wasn't even the one who came up with fountains of blood; this film had already pioneered that. It was more than just inspiration. The story's pretty similar, too. But Kill Bill is more modern and more action-packed. Lady Snowblood maintains a very high standard and literally dazzles. Its age of over 40 years definitely doesn't show. I wish the manga that inspired the screenplay would be released here.
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