Lady Snowblood
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Actor: Masaaki Daimon, Meiko Kaji, Miyoko Akaza, Shinichi Uchida, Toshio KurosawaBrand: Koch International
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
Published: 2004-05-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: ANIMEIGO
Movie Reviews of Lady Snowblood
Movie Review: We get to see the work from the originators, not the imitators.
Summary: 5 Stars
For such an old film Lady Snowblood doesn't seem very old fashioned. It's a tale of revenge which is very bloody and if the story seems tired, it's actually told in a fairly original way. Told in chapters (like Kill Bill) these story moves at a slow pace but you know each small part will have it's own climax - so there's never to long to wait before a new development.
The film also incorporates an extended scene where the story is told via illustrations (the story is based on a bestselling manga, and this is a technique which is also `borrowed' by Kill Bill, albeit in an animated style) and it's with this mixture of storytelling techniques that the film seems quicker and more lively than it actually is. This is of course a good thing. The lovely Kaji Meiko plays Yuki, otherwise known as Lady Snowblood, otherwise known as the crazy woman out for revenge. For the most part Yuki's un-expressive face manages to reflect all kinds of anger as well as a real sadness. Watching her facial expressions really translates this sense of untrust. The film looks amazing, contrasting all sorts of wide camera shots with close-ups, incorporating the landscape as well as close-ups of faces and with the added use of the weather (she isn't called Snowblood for nothing), Lady Snowblood pulls you into its narrative.
Again, Tarantino nicked some of the framing ideas and compositions of shots, and you can hardly blame him because they're so effective. For an example of this, simply see the scene where the group is looking down on Yuki's mother - laughing and smirking at her - and you get a sense of the way this film works on a `back to basics' level. Lady Snowblood seems to reduce themes, character and camera shots to a primitive level, it's only flourishes are the way the story is told. The action is also handled very well - swords swing leaving gushing blood and all sorts of detached limbs - while maintaining an ironic beauty. Blood on snow (like her name) is quite beautiful, but disturbing. Despite its b-movie plot, this is a film which is full of style. Lady Snowblood is an excellent revenge-flick and all-too an obvious influence on some contemporary cinema. It's not the most subtle film, but it has a huge amount of character and is still a step above the average hack-and-slash revenge story. It's one of those films that surprises you at how good it is and almost begs for a repeat viewing.
Summary of Lady Snowblood
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