Meiko Kaji (Actor), Toshio Kurosawa (Actor) Rated: NR Format: Blu-ray / Action & Adventure
The Complete Lady Snowblood The Criterion Collection Blu-ray
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- The Complete Lady Snowblood The Criterion Collection Blu-ray
- SKU
- JC3459
Source specifications
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Format
- Blu-ray
- Contributor
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1 hour and 50 minutes
- MPAA rating
- NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions
- 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces
- Audio Description
- : Japanese
- Item model number
- BRCC2570
- Media Format
- Blu-ray
- Run time
- 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Release date
- January 5, 2016
- Actors
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa
- Subtitles
- : English
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
- Number of discs
- 1
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A young woman (Meiko Kaji), trained from childhood as an assassin and hell bent on revenge for her father s murder and her mother s rape, hacks and slashes her way to gory satisfaction. Rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay, Toshiya Fujita s pair of influential cult classics Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance, set in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japan, respectively, are bloody, beautiful extravaganzas composed of one elegant widescreen composition after another. The first Lady Snowblood was a major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino s Kill Bill saga, and both of Fujita s films remain cornerstones of Asian action cinema. BLU RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital restorations of both films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New interviews with Kazuo Koike, the writer of the manga on which the films are based, Choose your platform/edition, then jump in—story, missions, and extras depend on the version. Rated 4.8 out of 5. Customers praise this Samurai film as a classic of 1970s Japanese cinema with an amazing story and beautiful visuals.
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A young woman (Meiko Kaji), trained from childhood as an assassin and hell bent on revenge for her father s murder and her mother s rape, hacks and slashes her way to gory satisfaction. Rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay, Toshiya Fujita s pair of influential cult classics Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance, set in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japan, respectively, are bloody, beautiful extravaganzas composed of one elegant widescreen composition after another. The first Lady Snowblood was a major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino s Kill Bill saga, and both of Fujita s films remain cornerstones of Asian action cinema. BLU RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital restorations of both films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New interviews with Kazuo Koike, the writer of the manga on which the films are based, and screenwriter Norio Osada Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton
Key details: Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No | MPAA rating: NR (Not Rated) | Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces | Audio Description: : Japanese | Media Format: Blu-ray | Run time: 1 hour and 50 minutes | Release date: January 5, 2016 | Actors: Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa | Subtitles: : English | Studio: Criterion Collection
Customer feedback: 4.8/5 average rating.
Customers say: Customers praise this Samurai film as a classic of 1970s Japanese cinema with an amazing story and beautiful visuals.
Review snippets: If your looking into this film expecting it to be like a Tarantino style movie WILL be disappointed. While you can see where Tarantino got his influences in this film, don't mistake it for being a lot like kill bill. / Criterion Blu-Rays are well worth their price with their repackaged original artwork and essays that come with it. The special features are also good. Here is my review of the first film in the set: Yuki is born in a