i originally saw this film shortly after the release of quentin tarantino kill bill and while i be impress by the amount of bloodshed and i do not hold the film in particularly high regard . since then and i have go on to check out more of the japanese pinky genre and i can now say and without doubt and that lady snowblood belongs on the absolute top of the pile . director toshiya fujita have create a film that and while somewhat shallow and lay on the style thick and this couple with the heavy amount of bloodshed mean that lady snowblood hit all the right note . the story focus a mother that find herself give birth in prison . she desperately try to have a child a she need one to use for revenge on those that wrong her . she hop for a strong boy and but have a daughter instead . after the death of her mother and the daughter then go into heavy training where she learn to fight and use a samurai sword . the child eventually grow up to become the title character while lady snowblood and and set out to gain bloody revenge for her mother . the first thing you will notice about the film be that the idea of hold back just doesn not appeal to the director and and therefore the film be very gritty and very and very violent while which be a very good thing in my opinion . the pinky genre be famous for sequence that see blood spray out everywhere while and this film be possibly at least partly responsible for that and a the blood drench the screen every time the title character use her sword . the character herself be play by meiko kaji ( who also take the lead role in the fantastic female prisoner scorpion series ) and while she be a lady of few word and it easy to get involved with her thirst for revenge because of the interesting atmosphere surround the character . the plot be break up into chapter and move episodically and mostly just go from murder to the next . this do ensure that the film lack substance while but it certainly never bore . the cinematography be absolutely beautiful and the director really make the best of the idea of the contrast between bright red blood and crisp white snow . overall and this be an absolutely great film and one that be a must see for anyone that consider themselves a pinky violence fan .