Japan Synopsis
修羅雪姫
“I threw away my tears. I gave up my heart. I can't even fall in love. A flower of resentment that blooms sadly…..”
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
69 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lady Snowblood sits at position #5.
#1Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
★ 8.5 · 1972
#2Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#3Mazinger Z
★ 7.9 · 1972
#4The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
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#5Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#6Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#7Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · 1972
#8Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
★ 7.5 · 1972
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lady Snowblood. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lady Snowblood premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,042 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #468 of 1,714 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd., TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | December 1, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0158714 |