Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

Original title: Shurayukihime: Urami renka

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6.3/10

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Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)

Drama Thriller

To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film is set towards the end of the Meiji Period. The Meiji Period saw considerable western influence throughout Japanese culture, politics and society, but too heralded the end of the Edo Shogunate, Bushido Code and the Age of Samurai. Hence, Lady Snowblood's character is practically unique in the world of the film.

Goofs
At one point, a man fires multiple rounds at Yuki from a sawed off shotgun. However, without reloading he fires many more rounds than a shotgun of that size could hold in the magazine.

Quotes
Shusuke Tokunaga: Take a good look around you! They're all garbage! That one's "willie" is hanging out.

Connections
Featured in A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on Lady Snowblood (2016)

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Featured review

8/10

A beautiful lurid splash of a movie.

The stunning Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Shurayuki-hime (roughly translated "Princess Snow-Hell"), the beautiful agent of death. This time she is not out for personal vengeance, but is caught up in the political intrigue of the Meiji era of 19th century Japan. Caught between revolutionaries and secret policemen, Yuki makes sure the bad guys meet a particularly nasty end. It's great to see a samurai film featuring a female in the lead role. It was co-written by Kazuo Koike of "Lone Wolf and Cub" fame and features a role by Juzo Itami who later went on to direct "Tampopo" and "A Taxing Woman" among other films. Director Toshiya Fujita has a wonderful sense of color and this movie is a vibrant and violent classic.