Rating: 18Up
Genre:
Crime
Release Date: 05/11/2004
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: Japanese
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Animeigo
A woman seeks the revenge that was her birthright in this
action thriller from Japan. A gang of ruthless thieves break into the home of a rural couple, and after taking their valuables, they murder the husband and rape the wife once they've beaten her senseless. When the ravaged wife tracks down one of the thieves and attacks him, she is arrested by police; she was left pregnant by the rape, and gives birth to a daughter months later, dying shortly after delivery. The daughter,
Yuki (
Meiko Kaji), is raised by a priest who teaches her how to use a sword and trains her to show no mercy to the men who brutalized her family. When she turns 20,
Yuki sets out to seek revenge, looking beautiful and tranquil on the outside but possessing a powerful taste for vengeance against those who wronged her and her mother.
Lady Snowblood was written by
Kazuo Koike, who also scripted several of the most memorable films in the
Lone Wolf and Cub series.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
