Lady Snowblood
1973Yuki'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.
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Meiko Kaji
as Yuki Kashima
Toshio Kurosawa
as Ryūrei Ashio
Masaaki Daimon
as Gō Kashima
Miyoko Akaza
as Sayo Kashima
Shinichi Uchida
as Shirô Kashima
Takeo Chii
as Tokuichi Shôkei
Noboru Nakaya
as Banzô Takemura
Yoshiko Nakada
as Kobue Takemura
Akemi Negishi
as Tajire no Okiku
Kaoru Kusuda
as Tora Kobayashi
Mayumi Maemura
as Young Yuki
Eiji Okada
as Gishirō Tsukamoto
Kō Nishimura
as Priest Dokai
Sanae Nakahara
as Okono Kitahama
Hōsei Komatsu
as Genzô Shibayama
Makoto Matsuzaki
as Daikashi
Hiroshi Hasegawa
as Daihachi Kachime
Takehiko Ono
Hitoshi Takagi
as Matsuemon
Kenji Ôkura
as Henchman
Ichiro Kijima
Shōichi Hirose
Kai Ato
as Henchman