Lady Snowblood 1 + 2. *New Stills/Trailer, UK Steel Book Blu-ray/DVD details. Out Now.

Starring: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa and Masaaki Daimon.

Directed by: Toshiya Fujita.

Rating: 18.

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Starring: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa and Masaaki Daimon.
Directed by: Toshiya Fujita.
Rating: 18.
Duration: 97 / 89 mins.

Overview: A Demon Of Vengence Unleashes A Torrent Of Hell.

Meiko Kaji is Lady Snowblood.

From the original manga by Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub) and Kazuo Kamimura and the main inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Lady Snowblood is a blood spattered Samurai masterpiece from the golden age of Japanese cult cinema!

Meiko Kaji (Female Prisoner Scorpion / Blind Woman’s Curse) is Yuki, a women raised from birth for one terrible, blood splattered purpose...To murder those who raped her mother and left her to rot in a stinking women’s prison, where she died in childbirth. Trained in deadly fighting arts and fatal sword play, Lady Snowblood is cursed to wander the lands in pursuit of her single purpose. She is a demon of vengeance, only sated by the crimson blood of those who stole her mother from her. 

Then, in the exciting sequel – Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance – Yuki is caught up in the corrupt and murderous world of politics as she is co-opted into spying by the head of the secret police against anarchists and enemies of the status quo. Expect more outrageous revenge and fountains of blood.

Special Features.

- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of both features
- Newly translated optional English subtitles
- Original Mono Audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
- Slicing Through the Snow – An exclusive interview with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp
- Original theatrical trailers for both films
- Collector’s booklet ‘The Crimson Kimono’ by critic and author Tom Mes, illustrated with original stills.
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork.
Region B
RRP £29.99

Duration: TBC Available from September 24th 2012 pre-order from http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.php?tle_id=641&art_id=5

From the original manga by Kasuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub) and the main inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Lady Snowblood is a blood spattered Samurai masterpiece from the golden age of Japanese cult cinema! Kidnapped and abused by samurai a woman who finds herself in jail plots revenge by getting pregnant to raise an instrument of death! The child, Yuki, is raised with the single purpose of cutting down the four beasts that brutalised her mother, dismembering every down, dirty lowlife that stands in her way. 

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition SteelBookTM packaging.
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of both features.
- Reversible sleeve with original poster and newly commissioned artwork
- Collector’s booklet by Japanese cinema expert.
- More special features to be announced closer to the time!
Region B.
RRP £29.99.