Lady Snowblood

Has more than its fair share of companions in the genre and it's no secret what and who it inspired, but Snowblood exceeds both its contemporary compatriots and future spawn. Kaji is wonderful; sensational to look at in every scene, commanding complete attention. There's a load of great moments, beautiful little glimpses of rage and angst amongst the oddness, peculiarity and blood. I found it impossible not to love, and yes, as great as "Kill Bill" is, I'd take Snowblood any day.

Why? Revenge. *checks revenge on the clipboard*

Interesting twist on the classic rape-revenge story and told with fantastic style. Meiko Kaji is brilliant as the ice cold assassin born and raised as an instrument of revenge. As with many of these exploitation films from 70s Japan, there is a political context to it all but it plays out in the background of a vivid, mythical and hyper stylized saga of vengeance. As an exploitation film, it's significantly more elegant and less crude than most of its peers. More or less superb entertainment.

I don't mind the absurd geysers of blood, but having it be bright red just ruins it for me, and I also don't care for the narration. But it's a solid, watchable revenge flick that keeps rolling along without losing steam. Some excellent photography, including great use of color and some killer zooms. Groovy modern soundtrack. Fun to watch either on its own merits or just to play "count the things Quentin stole".

Man, I could really go for a strawberry snow-cone right now.

Very Nice Adaption Of The Manga. Because Of The Episodical Structure Of The Source Material They Could Leave Out Some Side Plots And Still Capture The Essence. Some Minor Changes Like The Origin Of The Novel Writer Are Okay To Keep It Tighter.

Japs ripping off Tarantino's Kill Bill...Oh, wait... Lady Snowblood is a great dramatic story, although sometimes it gets eyebrow-raisingly cynical. What makes it special is the classy style, and this movie has plenty of it. Meiko Kaiji in kimono killing people with a sword, opening fountains of blood - and it's even better than it sounds. Somehow it rises above exploitation movies too.

How could i not love a 70s japanese splatterfest? Its gorgeous to look at, meiko kaji demands your attention as the lead, and it flows nicely with welldirected outlandish action. I particularly enjoyed how the "chapter" segments were used...then abandoned when the story twisted a bit. The choice of setting it at the end of the 19th century also subtley introduced themes of westernization and imminent warmongering that aren't present in traditional samurai type films.

Lady Snowblood has the same plot, down to the details, of thousands of other Japanese and American revenge-themed action movies. Like most of them, it lacks anything like intelligence. As in the worst of them, every wound sprays torrents of bright red dye. What makes it stand out? Well, the protagonist is a babe, and... I guess not much else.

Lovely lady kills with her concealed sword. The theme song (and most of the plot) from this movie was used in Kill Bill.

Em honra de Kazuo Koike (1936 - 2019) filme #7. Esse filme cresceu em mim desde a última vez que o vi há uns quinze anos, acho que agora tenho maturidade o suficiente para ver tudo que há de exuberante neste fabuloso exemplar de pink violence. DVD duplo Versátil.

It's a gory revenge tale, although since most everything is pretty exagerated the gore doesn't have much impact. The story is also a bit silly and over the top. These aren't really criticisms, however, since it's great fun and pretty stylish. All the elements fit together pretty well and while there are weaknesses they don't really detract from, and sometimes even enhance, the overall film.

A typical but beautifully shot revenge tale.

Focussing solely on the recurring splashes of blood - which IMHO are not nearly as gratuitous as they are in Kill Bill's Crazy 88 sequence - would prevent the film from getting the credit it deserves. This is a story-driven, well performed and competently shot revenge flick that finds an agreeable middle ground between style and substance. Went from liking it to pretty much loving it.

Doesn't work as an exploitation, but it's a helluva movie. It has that garish Toho color chiaroscuro, a fairly clever editing logic, and an adept Meiko Kaji, embodying needed pain and menace behind a thick layer of animus. The constant dialogue exposition conflicts with every realized scene.

Lady Snowblood is great even Tarantino got inspired by that Movie for his Kill Bill Project... Great Japanese Flick with a lot of blood.

A great movie, but I feel as though it could have been improved upon. Luckily, however, "Kill Bill" did exactly that.

kill bill rip off

Exceeds being a straightforward revenge-tale; a story of obsession and tragedy, where vengeance burdens people and is never as simple (or satisfying) as it seems.

Turns out to be almost exactly the same movie as Sex And Fury except without the sex scenes, with a plot that takes itself more seriously, and more high-pressure blood. (Seriously. All that sushi must be very good to people's hearts.) Both of these movies, apparently, were inspirations for Kill Bill Vol 1 and it's very easy to spot the outright thefts... I mean, hommages. I'm pretty sure they're better than Kill Bill Vol 1 at any rate.

Lady Snowblood is a must watch for fans of Japanese cinema, especially those with a leaning toward the more violent film. I must admit that it's not as violent as I'd expected, but it's also much more elegant.

They say she looks like she couldn't hurt a fly, but that's not true, she scares the crap out of me

Great technique in the camera moviments and in the cinematography, although the low-budget leads to compromises, like the excessive editing in the fighting scenes. The plot is a classic revenge flick, with a good historic background that gives an another level of interpretation to the plot. The film thrives on visual contrast: in colors, lights or dresses; but of course the biggest contrast its in the main character: a beautiful and sweet cold-blood killer. Enjoyable and stylish beyond its will.

It's like Kill Bill if it were good. I don't know what color process Japan was using on these 70s exploitation features but it's awesomely garish.

Them Japaneses sure do enjoy them some revenge flicks, don't they? Lady Snowblood is probably a bit better in cinematic terms than the Scorpion films, but overall they're pretty similar. There's less of that whole exploitation thing going on here, which is probably for the best. Lady Snowblood flirts with being A Serious Film at times, but when it comes down it it's primarily an action movie with comical amounts of blood in it, just like Kill Bill. I enjoyed it.