Description
Lady Snowblood (Japanese : 修羅雪姫, Hepburn : Shurayuki-hime) is a 1973 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshiya Fujita and starring Meiko Kaji .[2] It is based on the manga series of the same name , recounting the tale of Yuki, a woman who seeks vengeance upon three of the people who raped her mother and killed her father and brother. The film's narrative is told out of chronological order , jumping between present and past events.
Lady Snowblood was released theatrically in Japan on December 1, 1973, and was distributed by Toho . It spawned a sequel , Love Song of Vengeance (1974), and served as inspiration for the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill .