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Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

RetroPizzaTimeCritic The Movie about Yuki called herself Lady Snowblood on it way to find the four mans who killed her father, her brother, and raped her mother for her Revenge and met the man named Ryurei Ashio who become writer before he got arrest and met Okono/Kobue Kitahama she the one who killed her family, and yes she already dead. Gishiro Tsukamoto is still alive and Lady Snowblood on it way to party to kill him againLady Snowblood: The Movie is was great japanese samurai movie Based on the Manga Series Starring the Star Mitsuru Kirijo(Persona 3) goes Funeral Japan revenge Kirijo Family Members

Uriah43 This movie begins in 1874 with a woman named "Sayo" (Miyoki Akaza) giving birth to a baby in a Japanese prison. As it so happens, Sayo's husband and her young son were killed by four bandits and she was subsequently taken away by one of them and forced to become his consort. Eventually, Sayo kills her abductor which results in her being imprisoned for life. Although Suyo dies after giving birth her last words to her fellow inmates is to make sure that her baby "Yuki" (Meiko Kaji) gets revenge on the other three people responsible for the atrocities committed upon her family. To honor her request Yuki is then given to a nearby priest who not only raises her but also teaches her the necessary combat skills she will need to exact her revenge. And then at the age of 20 she is released to fulfill her mission in life. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an entertaining movie with a good plot and some fascinating elements of Japanese history and culture. Unfortunately, it also had several action scenes which were much too unrealistic and this greatly limited the overall effect. Even so, in spite of its faults, I still liked this film and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

WILLIAM FLANIGAN Lady Snowblood / Blood Snow / Snow of Blood / Fighting Snow Lady (Lit.) (shurayukihime). Viewed on DVD. Restoration = ten (10) stars; subtitles/translation = seven (7) stars; cinematography = five (5) stars; choreography = five (5) stars; music = four (4) stars; splatter/spurting effects = three (3) stars. Director Toshiya Fujita and Principal Producer Kikumaru Okuda deliver a four chapter film adaption of a popular contemporary manga (comic book / graphical novel) which chronically reminds the viewer of it's original source material. A live action manga complete with over-the-top accesses that characterize the genre. This is a tale of supposed enhanced suppression of the under classes by the top one per-centers during the first few decades of the Meiji emperor-ship. After undergoing 20 years of mostly sadistic training (including being rolled repeatedly down a hill in a barrel while still a child!), the leading protagonist sets out to exterminate four villains (one in each movie chapter) who destroyed her late mother's life. The film is loaded with expository voice over (more like listening to an audio book than watching a movie) suggesting (a) a lack of ideas about film adaption and/or (b) insufficient production financing. Acting is pretty hammy all round. Leading actress Meiko Kaji seems to do more sword-swinging posing (and posing in general) than line deliveries (she looks stunning when favorably costumed and lit, but has little to say compared to other cast members and appears a bit bored (or unhappy?) with her role. She also sings the opening/closing theme song (which is translated--a rarity!). Choreography is okay but a bit dragged out due to extensive inserting of Kaji-posing shots. Blood spurting (especially during sword fights) is strictly comic-book style - it looks like each of the wounded suffers from off-the-scale high blood pressure and is on the verge of blowing up due to gallons of excess blood! Cinematography (wide screen, color) and lighting are fine. Subtitles/translations are very good with all singing, signage, and written text translated. Music is contemporary (it often sounds like a rift on Italian spaghetti westerns of the time) and does not fit well with the time period of the film (late 1800s). Restoration is outstanding. An interesting organic cartoon. WILLIAM FLANIGAN, PhD.

fil_lif This film is truly brilliant, a tale of vengeance wrought by a tragic character.The direction, acting and plot set this film above almost all others.It's been a long time since I watched a film so engrossing, and the forty-odd year age of it doesn't show; the captivating cinematography and cuts, the unedited one-shot takes, the superb soundtrack, and the sheer power of the performances (particularly Meiko Kaji, and her strong, naturally fierce facial expressions), wrapped around an absorbing and absolutely astonishing artifice.This film is beautiful, and I wish I could have unseen Kill Bill just to see this film first.