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Lady Snowblood

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A girl is born, raised and trained to be an instrument of revenge.

Critics Reviews

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies Sep 25, 2012
Lady Snowblood only half-heartedly revels in its heroine's bloody revenge, while focusing just as much on the tragedy of her circumstances and the absurdity of her vengeful fate. Go to Full Review
Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo Oct 19, 2026
4.5/5
The clandestine and the innocent join forces in their quest for revenge. A revenge that becomes an existential motive when existence itself is meaningless. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Aug 19, 2023
... a thoroughly cinematic experience, full of color and movement strewn across the widescreen frame and highlighted by efficiently choreographed battles. Go to Full Review
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Feb 16, 2023
3.5/4
...unspools images that are as evocative as the movie’s title. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 3, 2020
A-
More than just a bloody revenge movie, though it certainly is that, a number of thematic strands and political critiques run beneath pulp surface. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 24, 2016
B
A violent cult film that maintains in its undercurrent a sly humor and a feeling that this is a special revenge film. Go to Full Review
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Abraham W Apr 13, 2019 Summary: My Mother's revenge is mine. After I was born in prison I saw their faces, my mother and her prison mates and in their eyes and their faces the pain was too great to bear. I knew I was not just born to avenge my mother but for myself too. I did not know blood could spirt like it does in this movie! At the end, red blood on Japanese flag comes into contact with the rising sun is a intense as it reminds me of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The red son on the flag is covered in american blood as it points out the one aspect of a Nation taking military action in the interest of their country. The death of the hero puts the end of the circle of revenge as no is left alive. See more
Theodore W Apr 3, 2019 I can see that this is a well-loved film because of the stylism and colorful scenes, but I dislike it for many of the same reasons as Kill Bill. I tried really hard to not judge the film for its cheesiness and set flaws, but it was actually really difficult being that its claim to fame is for visual art. Hard to not find flaws in the art if that is the focus. The acting itself is very stylized and alright, but definitely not anything to write home about and the script itself jumps around a lot. The movie is almost entertaining because of it's anime quality, but has enough struggles to not really be all that interesting to me. Plus, the script bored me throughout, so I can't recommend it. See more
Ron L Sep 20, 2018 This is a great revenge film...Grim, gruesome, with a plot you actually want to follow, this will keep you attentive. I will fully admit that a movie shot originally spoken in an Asian language can (and does) appear lacking emotion, this movie doesn't fall into that category. You know Yuki's motivation, and feel like you know her emotions in every scene. I guess its for these reasons that Quentin Tarantino entirely ripped it off for "Kill Bill"...why try to be a good film maker, when you can remake an obscure movie - with identical shots, side plots, and so forth - that's better than anything you can come up with? Then you can pretend to be groundbreaking! Watch this movie, and "Kill Bill" sucks. Oh, and if you want more proof Tarantino is a crap "film maker", (read: "thieving bastard") "Reservoir Dogs" is a half-arsed rip-off of a Chinese movie, "City on Fire". See more
Hagrid W Nov 4, 2017 Lady 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 See more
Poe R Oct 15, 2017 Lady Snowblood is nothing short of a true masterpiece.
George W Jun 13, 2017 The basis for Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies, it involves a women born from prison and at the same time trained to seek retribution to the attackers who landed Snowbird's mother in prison in the first place,. Serves as a backdrop to the gore scenes to the minimal plot that is self explanatory. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A girl is born, raised and trained to be an instrument of revenge.
Director
Fujita Toshiya
Screenwriter
Norio Osada
Production Co
Toho Company Ltd.
Genre
Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 37m
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