Lady Snowblood
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
Critics Sentiment
Wounded Yuki opens her eyes and rises from bloody snow
Yuki tracks down and kills the alcoholic Banzo Takemura
The film builds from the methodical middle revenge sequences to the explosive masquerade ball climax and transcendent final image.
Lady Snowblood maintains consistently high sentiment throughout, with reviewers praising its artistic cinematography and controlled violence. The film peaks with its iconic ending sequence, while the middle revenge segments, though well-executed, represent the film's most conventional moments. Critics consistently highlight the film's visual beauty and Meiko Kaji's intense performance as elevating the material above typical revenge cinema.
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Meiko Kaji
Yuki Kashima
Toshio Kurosawa
Ryūrei Ashio
Masaaki Daimon
Gō 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
Tora Kobayashi
Mayumi Maemura
Young Yuki
Eiji Okada
Gishirō Tsukamoto
Kō Nishimura
Priest Dokai
Sanae Nakahara
Okono Kitahama
Hōsei Komatsu
Genzô Shibayama
Makoto Matsuzaki
Daikashi
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Daihachi Kachime
Takehiko Ono
Hitoshi Takagi
Matsuemon
Kenji Ôkura
Henchman
Crew
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