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Lady Snowblood
''Lady Snowblood'' may refer to: * ''Lady Snowblood'' (manga), 1972â1973 serialized manga * ''Lady Snowblood'' (film), 1973 film adaptation of the manga ** '' Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'', the 1974 sequel to the film {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Snowblood (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Kazuo Kamimura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Playboy'' magazine from February 1972 to March 1973. The series revolves around the title character, a female assassin who seeks vengeance against the bandits who raped her mother and murdered both her father and older brother. ''Lady Snowblood'' was translated into English and published in four volumes by Dark Horse Comics between 2005 and 2006. The manga was adapted into a live-action film of the same name starring Meiko Kaji in 1973, which was followed by '' Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'' in 1974. The manga and film adaptations have influenced a number of other works. Title The Japanese title ''Shurayuki-hime'' is a pun on . Additionally, ''shura'' nods to the Buddhist path of the asura, in which a devout follower is prepared to kill. The title was translated as ''Lady Snowblood'' because Asura is associated with the term ''shuraba'' "sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Snowblood (film)
is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Toshiya Fujita and starring Meiko Kaji. Based on the manga series of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura, the film recounts the tale of Yuki (Kaji), a woman who seeks vengeance upon three of the people who raped her mother and killed her father and brother. The film's narrative is told out of chronological order, jumping between present and past events. Alongside Kaji, the film's cast includes Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimonm, Miyoko Akaza, and KÅ Nishimura. ''Lady Snowblood'' was released theatrically in Japan on 1 December 1973, and was distributed by Toho. It spawned a sequel, '' Love Song of Vengeance'' (1974). ''Lady Snowblood'' served as a major inspiration for the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film ''Kill Bill''. Plot In 1874, a deathly-ill woman named Sayo gives birth to a baby girl in a women's prison. Naming the child Yuki from seeing the snow outside, Sayo confided to the inmates who helped deliver the baby how she was brutal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |