A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
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- TriviaLead actress Meiko Kaji also is an accomplished singer, and she performs the song "Shura no Hana" heard in the film. When Quentin Tarantino used the song in his "Kill Bill" films, it sparked renewed interest in her music that inspired her to record and release new songs for the first time in nearly 30 years.
- GoofsThis film is set in the late 19th Century, however, during the masquerade party there are various modern day flags on display including but not limited to: Pakistan (created in 1947), Australia (created in 1901), and the 50-star flag of the United States (introduced in 1960).
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Narrator: People say you can't wash away the mud of this world with pure white snow. You need asura snow - stained fiery red.
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- SoundtracksShura no Hana
(Flower of Carnage)
Written by Kazuo Koike, Masaaki Hirao & Kôji Ryûzaki
Sung by Meiko Kaji
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Based on a comic by late Kazuo Kamimura and Kazuo Koike, Shurayukihime is a story about vengeance and rebellion. Shurayuki who had her father murdered by conspiracy goes out to avenge the three conspirators.
The movie's title "Shurayukihime" is a play on "Shirayukihime" which is the Japanese title for Walt Disney's movie Snow White. Very similar title, but the two movies can't be further apart in their contents.
In the original plot, there was some element of rebellion against the government that was the ultimate culprit of the conspiracy, but in the movie, this did not play a main role of the story except where Yuki kills the police force that captured Ashio.
The movie which attracted little attention when it was released, now has world wide audience thanks to Tarantino giving it credit as inspiration for Kill Bill. The back drop of battle between Oren Ishii and Black Mamba is almost verbatim copy of the last scene from this movie.
There is little known part 2 of this movie released in 1974 which picks up after this one with Kaji reprising her role as Yuki.
More recently a version done by Yumiko Shaku was released in 2001 with backdrop set in the future, and story which is almost unrelated to the original except Yuki eventually avenges her mothers murderer and that her organization Takemikazuchi was rebelling against the the government.
Some of Kamimura's original artwork of Shurayukihime can be seen in his website at kamimurakazuo.com
The movie is unusually graphic for a Japanese movie of its era. Meiko Kaji was a star of another dark comic turned movie Sasori. Her mood fits this type of role perfectly.
Watch this movie for its action, and historical value.
The movie's title "Shurayukihime" is a play on "Shirayukihime" which is the Japanese title for Walt Disney's movie Snow White. Very similar title, but the two movies can't be further apart in their contents.
In the original plot, there was some element of rebellion against the government that was the ultimate culprit of the conspiracy, but in the movie, this did not play a main role of the story except where Yuki kills the police force that captured Ashio.
The movie which attracted little attention when it was released, now has world wide audience thanks to Tarantino giving it credit as inspiration for Kill Bill. The back drop of battle between Oren Ishii and Black Mamba is almost verbatim copy of the last scene from this movie.
There is little known part 2 of this movie released in 1974 which picks up after this one with Kaji reprising her role as Yuki.
More recently a version done by Yumiko Shaku was released in 2001 with backdrop set in the future, and story which is almost unrelated to the original except Yuki eventually avenges her mothers murderer and that her organization Takemikazuchi was rebelling against the the government.
Some of Kamimura's original artwork of Shurayukihime can be seen in his website at kamimurakazuo.com
The movie is unusually graphic for a Japanese movie of its era. Meiko Kaji was a star of another dark comic turned movie Sasori. Her mood fits this type of role perfectly.
Watch this movie for its action, and historical value.
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