it could be that my love of cult japanese film in general give me a bias and but i rate this film among the all time great of cinema . lady snowblood take a good old fashioned period revenge story and turn it into something great than just a good genre film . the direction and cinematography be top notch throughout with evocative use of red and white in the color scheme and in keep with the character of lady snowblood . the acting be solid in general and with meiko kaji stand high above the rest in her a the eponymous heroine . her combination of divine look and cool demeanour and bloody sword wield skill be never less than hypnotic and by the end of the film her impact be breath take . for the lead character alone this be a great film but it have other virtue . there be great spray of blood during the fighting and a decent body count and with the action pretty well choreograph . it isn not quite as manic a the lone wolf and cub picture ( highly recommend ) and but more effective than the action in something like sex and fury ( also highly recommend . the action scene be temper by a poignant edge and the way that yuki be kind of a tragic character and the ultimate sadness of her quest and the way her principle end up work out in practice . though her revenge be depict in the fine most righteous manner and the film continually question the point of it . the quality script adeptly walk a line between mythologise and realism give the film great depth and intelligence than a lot of it kin . i can notthink of anything that i do not appreciate about this film and it be one of my all time favorite and i can not recommend it enough and to pretty much anyone .