Lady Snowblood
Dec 01 1973
•2h 37m
•Action, Crime, Drama
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
Cast
See allMeiko Kaji
Yuki Kashima
Toshio Kurosawa
Ryūrei Ashio
Masaaki Daimon
Gō Kashima
Miyoko Akaza
Sayo Kashima
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