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Lady Awesome more (33 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Meiko Kaji | ... | Yuki Kashima (Shurayuki-hime) | |
| Toshio Kurosawa | ... | Ryûrei Ashio | |
| Masaaki Daimon | ... | Gô Kashima | |
| Miyoko Akaza | ... | Sayo Kashima | |
| Shinichi Uchida | ... | Shirô Kashima | |
| Takeo Chii | ... | Tokuichi Shôkei | |
| Noboru Nakaya | ... | Banzô Takemura | |
| Yoshiko Nakada | ... | Kobue Takemura | |
| Akemi Negishi | ... | Tajire no Okiku | |
| Kaoru Kusuda | ... | Otora Mikazuki | |
| Sanae Nakahara | ... | Kitahama, Okono | |
| Hosei Komatsu | ... | Genzô Shibayama | |
| Makoto Matsuzaki | ... | Daikashi | |
| Hiroshi Hasegawa | ... | Daihachi Kachime | |
| Takehiko Ono | (as Susumu Kuroki) |
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Blood SnowLady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood: Blizzard from the Netherworld (UK)
Shura-yuki-hime (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
Snow of Blood
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Along with its sequel, this movie served as one of the main inspirations for Quentin Tarantino's movies Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2. moreFAQ
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Version: Eastern Eye's R4 DVD release. Japanese / English subtitles.
I probably would not have been able to see 'Lady Snowblood' had it not been for Quentin Tarantino and 'Kill Bill'. I've seen the 'Lone Wolf and Cub' movies several times on SBS, and I think they're great, but I probably would not have been able to find a copy of Lady Snowblood without the popularity of 'Kill Bill'. Luckily for me, I still managed to see 'Lady Snowblood' before 'Kill Bill'. I don't want to sound smug, but I'm probably one of the few people my age who can say that, and seeing 'Lady Snowblood' before 'Kill Bill' is a lot better than seeing 'Kill Bill' and then expecting 'Lady Snowblood' to be exactly like 'Kill Bill'.
In the 3rd year of Meiji Japan (1871 or thereabouts, I think), a family is attacked by bandits. The father and child are killed, the mother Sayo (Miyoko Akaza) taken by one of the evil-doers as a slave. When Sayo is imprisoned and unable to exact her vengeance, she bears another child, Yuki (Meiko Kaji), to carry on where Sayo. Yuki is born for vengeance, and that may be all she ever knows.
Normally I comment on revenge stories and say "wow awesome vengeance!". However, in this case, I've been studying this period of Japanese history for a university course, and I can appreciate this as more than just a tale of vengeance. 'Lady Snowblood' is a tragedy, a story about sweeping social upheaval and the people caught up in change. Of course, I can't resist pointing out the fact that this is also an awesome revenge story. 'Lady Snowblood' is an awesome revenge story.
Despite the high amount of fake blood, 'Kill Bill' and 'Lone Wolf and Cub' are better action movies than 'Lady Snowblood'. Meiko Kaji's Yuki is fearsome, and she fights well, but the over-the-top fights of 'Kill Bill' and 'Lone Wolf and Cub' are better. The camera is shaky at times, and the action is often hard to distinguish, but any fan of 'Kill Bill' or the classic samurai movies should still be able to appreciate it.
'Lady Snowblood' stands as one of the best classic samurai movies around. The remake 'Princess Blade' doesn't hold a candle to this, nor does the similar Etsuko Shihomi film 'Dragon Princess'. I even think fans of the recent 'Azumi' should check out 'Lady Snowblood'. Those who haven't seen 'Kill Bill' should see this first, and then 'Kill Bill' after. 'Lady Snowblood' isn't just a revenge story, but its still a a damn good revenge story - 9/10