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A young woman, trained from childhood as an assassin and hellbent on revenge for her father₂s murder and her mother₂s rape, hacks and slashes her way to gory satisfaction. Rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay, the influential cult classic Lady Snowblood and set in late nineteenth century Japan, is a bloody, beautiful extravaganza composed of one elegant widescreen composition
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973
Wide screen (2.35:1)
Special edition features: new interviews with Kazuo Koike, the writer of the manga that inspired the films, and screenwriter Norio Osada; trailers; an essay by critic by Howard Hampton
Cinematography by Masaki Tamura ; music by Masaaki Hirao ; edited by Osamu Inoue
Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Juzo Itami, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital mono
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles