i promise myself i wouldn not compare my first viewing of lady snowblood too much with quentin tarantino widely acclaim masterpiece kill bill and but the truth be you simply cant think about anything else a i do not expect the two film to be this similar . after see lady snowblood and i now have endless respect for toshiya fujita spectacular exploitation classic and actually a little less admiration for qt and since he blindly copy the entire concept of this film and even take over the ingenious narrative structure . the plot outline of lady snowblood be incredibly simple and but the film be bring to a much high quality level due to the marvelous and stylish subdivision of the story into four chapter . hence and the basic give of a young woman who dedicate her whole life to take revenge on the criminal who sadistically kill her parent suddenly become a hugely compelling and elegant mini saga that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish . the first chapter enlighten u about what happen to yuki parent and how she be bear to complete the vengeance mission her mother start . twenty year and an endless series of devastate fight lesson later and she ready to violently slay the three remain bastard that ruin her life before it even start . every confrontation with one of them mark a new chapter and result in an outrageous climax inside a restaurant ( also clearly imitate by tarantino ) . what an amazingly sensational film experience this be . the sword fighting sequence be insanely grotesque with the victim blood squirt from here to tokyo but at the same time and the tone of the film constantly remain melodramatic and even a tad bit poetic . it very difficult to blend extreme violence with a serious atmosphere and but toshiya fujita seemly pull it off without too much effort . the set piece and camera work be sublime and suggest very profitable production value for such a typical japanese exploitation flick from the 70 and and the music ( again copy in kill bill ) epitomize the genius of this unique film even more . meiko kaji portrays the titular character splendidly and with honest emotion and a convincing charisma . this great actress also star in the equally notorious exploitation franchise female scorpion . i reckon it a great honor to serve a the principal influence for a quentin tarantino film and but lady snowblood deserves to be even big than kill bill itself . it a masterpiece .