# Lady Snowblood (1973)

> A relentlessly trained assassin wages a blood-soaked vendetta against the criminals responsible for her family's destruction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1729

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Toshiya Fujita
- Cast: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, Shinichi Uchida, Takeo Chii, Noboru Nakaya, Yoshiko Nakada
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158714/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, fatalistic, lurid, cult movie night, japanese cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A tale of vengeance unfolds as a woman is raised to avenge her family's brutal murder.

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- [Harakiri (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/8600)
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