Lady Snowblood

1973 Toshiya Fujita 1h 37m ★ 7.5
Action Crime Drama
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

Cast

Meiko Kaji Meiko Kaji Yuki Kashima
Toshio Kurosawa Toshio Kurosawa Ryūrei Ashio
Masaaki Daimon Masaaki Daimon Gō Kashima
Miyoko Akaza Miyoko Akaza Sayo Kashima
Shinichi Uchida Shirô Kashima
Takeo Chii Takeo Chii Tokuichi Shôkei
Noboru Nakaya Noboru Nakaya Banzô Takemura
Yoshiko Nakada Yoshiko Nakada Kobue Takemura

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Lady Snowblood

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
The original and the homage. Two films about women whose revenge is served cold and beautiful.