Summaries

To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.

Lady Snowblood (Shurayuki-hime) is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes (in Lady Snowblood I). As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who offer her a deal to assassinate some revolutionaries.—Fred Cabral <[email protected]>

Japan, Meiji 1905. As the Russo-Japanese War comes to an end, Yuki Kashima, the pitiless messenger of death, finds herself wanted for murder, right after the blood-spattered quest for revenge in Shurayukihime (1973). Found guilty of multiple hideous crimes and facing execution by hanging, miraculously, Yuki cuts a deal with the ruthless head of the Secret Police, Seishiro Kikui, to infiltrate the violent team of seditious anarchist leader Ransui Tokunaga. Once more, Yuki's skilled blade thirsts for blood; however, for all the wrong reasons. Is Lady Snowblood doomed to live a life of endless flight?—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • female assassin
  • sword
  • female warrior
  • severed arm
  • severed hand
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Release date Jun 14, 1974
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Production companies Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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