The Princess Blade

The Princess Blade
The Princess Blade
Directed by	Shinsuke Sato
Written by	Kazuo Koike (manga); Kazuo Kamimura (manga); ; Shinsuke Sato
Produced by
Starring	Yumiko Shaku; Hideaki Itō; Yoichi Numata; Kyūsaku Shimada; Yōko Maki
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Distributed by	ADV Films
Release date	December 15, 2001 (Japan); August 8, 2003 (U.S.)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Princess Blade (Japanese: 修羅雪姫, Hepburn: Shurayuki-hime, Lady Snowblood) is a 2001 Japanese action film directed by Shinsuke Sato. It is a reimagining of the manga Lady Snowblood by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura.

Story[]

Yuki is the last surviving royal of the House of Takemikazuchi, who live in a futuristic post-apocalyptic isolationist world, where they use their skills as former Mikado guards to become hired assassins. The wise old sage Kuka, who was once Yuki's mother's bodyguard, gives Yuki information that changes her life—and her destiny. She discovers that the criminal Byakurai has a dangerous connection to her.

After learning this information, she chooses to leave the House of Takemikazuchi. She soon encounters Takashi, leader of the rebel movement, who offers Yuki a chance at revenge—and perhaps love. They soon discover similarities, for they are both trying to escape the past to start new lives.

Cast[]

Yumiko Shaku as Yuki
Hideaki Itō as Takashi
Shiro Sano as Kidokoro
Yoichi Numata as Kuka
Kyūsaku Shimada as Byakurai
as Soma
Yōko Maki as Aya
as Kiri
Yutaka Matsushige as Anka
Shintarō Sonooka as Chain Wielder
Takashi Tsukamoto as Takashi's Friend

External links[]

The Princess Blade at IMDb
"The Princess Blade". Rotten Tomatoes.
The Princess Blade at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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