(1973) Lady Snowbird/ Shurayukihime
(In Japanese with English subtitles)
ACTION
The basis for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bil" movies, for it involves a young woman, Yuki (Meiko Kaji) aka "Snowbird" born from prison, and at the same time while there, she is also trained to seek retribution to the attackers who landed Snowbird's mother in prison in the first place,. This serves as a backdrop to the gore and bloody sword fight scenes that rival to the Baby Cart movies, to the minimal plot that is self explanatory. This movie is followed by a sequel called "Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance".
The basis for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bil" movies, for it involves a young woman, Yuki (Meiko Kaji) aka "Snowbird" born from prison, and at the same time while there, she is also trained to seek retribution to the attackers who landed Snowbird's mother in prison in the first place,. This serves as a backdrop to the gore and bloody sword fight scenes that rival to the Baby Cart movies, to the minimal plot that is self explanatory. This movie is followed by a sequel called "Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance".