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1973 · 97 min · NR

Lady Snowblood

Directed by Toshiya Fujita · Action, Crime, Drama

Lady Snowblood (1973) is a Action film, directed by Toshiya Fujita set in Japan during the 1800s. It runs 97 minutes and is rated NR.

A martial arts, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of revenge and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer
Masaaki Hirao
Cinematography
Masaki Tamura
Cast
Meiko KajiToshio KurosawaMasaaki DaimonMiyoko AkazaShinichi UchidaTakeo ChiiNoboru NakayaYoshiko Nakada

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Japan
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Martial Arts
Themes
RevengeFate & Destiny
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Female LedSolo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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