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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance<br>修羅雪姫
| name = Lady Snowblood:<br>Love Song of Vengeance
| image = Uramibushi.jpg
| image = Lady-snowblood-2-poster.jpg
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| caption = Poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} -->
| director = [[Toshiya Fujita (director)|Toshiya Fujita]]
| director = [[Toshiya Fujita (director)|Toshiya Fujita]]
| producer = Kikumaru Okuda
| producer = Kikumaru Okuda{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}
| writer = [[Kazuo Uemura]]<br />[[Kazuo Koike]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* Norio Osada
| starring = [[Meiko Kaji]]<br>[[Juzo Itami]]
* Kiyohide Ohara{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}}}
| music = Masaaki Hirao
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Lady Snowblood (manga)|Lady Snowblood]]''|[[Kazuo Koike]]|[[Kazuo Kamimura]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}}}
| cinematography = Masaki Tamura
| editing =
| starring = {{plainlist|*[[Meiko Kaji]]
* [[Yoshio Harada]]
* [[Juzo Itami]]
* [[Kazuko Yoshiyuki]]}}
| music = Kenjiro Hirose{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}
| cinematography = [[Tatsuo Suzuki (cinematographer)|Tatsuo Suzuki]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}
| editing = Osamu Inoue<ref name="cc-cast">{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/films/28590-lady-snowblood-love-song-of-vengeance|publisher=[[Criterion Collection]]|title=Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
| studio = Tokyo Eiga{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[December 1]], [[1973]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|6|15|Japan}}
| runtime = 97 min
| runtime = 89 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}
| country = [[Japan]]
| country = Japan
| language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| language = Japanese<ref name="cc-cast" />
| budget =
| budget =
| gross =
| gross =
}} {{nihongo|'''''Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'''''|修羅雪姫 怨み恋歌|Shurayuki-hime - Urami renka|lead=yes}} is a 1974 Japanese [[film]] directed by [[Toshiya Fujita (director)|Toshiya Fujita]] and starring [[Meiko Kaji]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}} It is a sequel to the 1973 film ''[[Lady Snowblood (film)|Lady Snowblood]]'', itself an adaptation of the [[Lady Snowblood (manga)|manga series of the same name]] by [[Kazuo Koike]] and [[Kazuo Kamimura]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=18256&key_search=%E4%BF%AE%E7%BE%85%E9%9B%AA%E5%A7%AB%20%E6%80%A8%E3%81%BF%E6%81%8B%E6%AD%8C|title=修羅雪姫 怨み恋歌 |publisher=[[Kinema Junpo]]|access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref>
| preceded_by = ''[[Lady Snowblood (film)|Lady Snowblood]]''
| followed_by =
}}


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==Plot==
'''Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance''' (修羅雪姫, Shurayukihime - Urami Renga) is a [[1974]] [[Japanese film]] directed by [[Toshiya Fujita]] and starring [[Meiko Kaji]]. It is based on the [[Lady Snowblood|manga of the same name]] by writer [[Kazuo Koike]] and artist Kazuo.
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Yuki Kashima is surrounded by policemen on a beach. She fights and kills several of them but is overwhelmed. She is quickly tried and sentenced to death by hanging, but suddenly rescued by the mysterious Seishiro Kikui, head of [[Secret Police]]. Inside his headquarters, he propositions Yuki to spy on an "enemy of the State", the [[anarchist]] Ransui Tokunaga. Ransui is in possession of a critical document which Seishiro seems quite obsessed with, deeming it highly dangerous to the stability of the government. If Yuki can obtain and deliver the document to Seishiro, he will grant her immunity from her charges.


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Yuki infiltrates Ransui's home posing as a maid, and sets about looking for the document. But the more she observes Ransui, the more she questions the path Seishiro has put her on. When Ransui confides in Yuki, knowing full well who she is, asking her to deliver the document to his brother Shusuke, Yuki will be forced to decide her allegiance.
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==Story==
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Kashima Yuki is now tired and on the run from authorities following her recent assassinations of 37 people. After becoming surrounded by the law, rather than fight, she submits to whatever fate awaits her. Being quickly tried and sentenced to death by hanging, she is suddenly rescued by the mysterious Kikui Seishiro, head of Secret Police. Once inside his remote and opulent headquarters, he propositions Kashima to once again take up her sword and secretly assassinate an "enemy of the State", the political anarchist Tokunaga Ransui. Rasui is in possession of a critical document which Kikui seems quite obsessed with, deeming it highly dangerous to the stability of the government. If Kashima can obtain and deliver the document to Kikui, he will grant her immunity from her charges.

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Kashima is soon able to infiltrate Ransui's home posing as a [[geisha]], and sets about looking for the document. But the more she observes Ransui, the more she questions the path Kikui has put her on. When Ransui confides in Yuki, knowing full well who she is, asking her to deliver the document to his brother Shusuke, Kashima will be forced to decide her allegiance. <ref>http://www.sarudama.com/japanese_movies/ladysnowblood2.shtml</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Meiko Kaji]]
* [[Meiko Kaji]] as Yuki Kashima, Lady Snowblood
*[[Juzo Itami]]
* [[Juzo Itami]] as Ransui Tokunaga
* [[Kazuko Yoshiyuki]] as Aya Tokunaga
* [[Yoshio Harada]] as Shusuke Tokunaga
* [[Shin Kishida]] as Seishiro Kikui
* [[Toru Abe]] as Kendo Terauchi
{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}<ref name="cc-cast" />


==References==
==Staff==
* Cinematography - [[Tatsuo Suzuki (cinematographer)|Tatsuo Suzuki]]
* Sword fight arranger - [[Kunishirō Hayashi]]

==Production==
''Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'' was greenlit after the moderate financial success of the first film. As screenwriter Norio Osada had approached the original film as a standalone adaptation, the second film freed him to write an original story not directly based on the manga.<ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media |title=Killer Construction: Norio Osada on Lady Snowblood |date=2016 |last=Osada |first=Norio |type=DVD |language=en |publisher=[[The Criterion Collection]] |time=15:30–16:30, 18:30–20}}</ref> In later years, Osada deemed the script unsatisfactory, partly owing to different creative approaches between him, co-writer Kiyohide Ohara and director [[Toshiya Fujita (director)|Toshiya Fujita]]; however, he felt that the script's shortcomings also enabled Fujita to make the film more in his own style, which he had not been able to do on the first film.<ref name=":0" /> The anarchist Ransui Tokunaga was based on [[Kōtoku Shūsui]].<ref name=":0" />

==Release==
''Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'' was released theatrically in Japan on 15 June 1974 where it was distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}}
The film was released on [[DVD]] in the United States by AnimEigo with English-language subtitles on March 24, 1998.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=297}} The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD by [[the Criterion Collection]] along with its predecessor, ''Lady Snowblood'' (1973), as ''The Complete Lady Snowblood''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1154-the-complete-lady-snowblood|publisher=Criterion Collection|title=The Complete Lady Snowblood|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-1461673743}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0072157|title=Shura-yuki-hime: Urami Renga (1974)}}
* {{IMDb title|0072157}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/lady_snowblood_love_song_of_vengeance}}
*[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3856-the-complete-lady-snowblood-flowers-of-carnage ''The Complete Lady Snowblood: Flowers of Carnage''] an essay by Howard Hampton at the [[Criterion Collection]]


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Lady Snowblood:
Love Song of Vengeance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byToshiya Fujita
Screenplay by
  • Norio Osada
  • Kiyohide Ohara[1]
Based on
Produced byKikumaru Okuda[1]
Starring
CinematographyTatsuo Suzuki[1]
Edited byOsamu Inoue[2]
Music byKenjiro Hirose[1]
Production
company
Tokyo Eiga[1]
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 15 June 1974 (1974-06-15) (Japan)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese[2]

Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (Japanese: 修羅雪姫 怨み恋歌, Hepburn: Shurayuki-hime - Urami renka) is a 1974 Japanese film directed by Toshiya Fujita and starring Meiko Kaji.[1] It is a sequel to the 1973 film Lady Snowblood, itself an adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura.[3]

Plot

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Yuki Kashima is surrounded by policemen on a beach. She fights and kills several of them but is overwhelmed. She is quickly tried and sentenced to death by hanging, but suddenly rescued by the mysterious Seishiro Kikui, head of Secret Police. Inside his headquarters, he propositions Yuki to spy on an "enemy of the State", the anarchist Ransui Tokunaga. Ransui is in possession of a critical document which Seishiro seems quite obsessed with, deeming it highly dangerous to the stability of the government. If Yuki can obtain and deliver the document to Seishiro, he will grant her immunity from her charges.

Yuki infiltrates Ransui's home posing as a maid, and sets about looking for the document. But the more she observes Ransui, the more she questions the path Seishiro has put her on. When Ransui confides in Yuki, knowing full well who she is, asking her to deliver the document to his brother Shusuke, Yuki will be forced to decide her allegiance.

Cast

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[1][2]

Staff

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Production

[edit]

Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance was greenlit after the moderate financial success of the first film. As screenwriter Norio Osada had approached the original film as a standalone adaptation, the second film freed him to write an original story not directly based on the manga.[4] In later years, Osada deemed the script unsatisfactory, partly owing to different creative approaches between him, co-writer Kiyohide Ohara and director Toshiya Fujita; however, he felt that the script's shortcomings also enabled Fujita to make the film more in his own style, which he had not been able to do on the first film.[4] The anarchist Ransui Tokunaga was based on Kōtoku Shūsui.[4]

Release

[edit]

Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance was released theatrically in Japan on 15 June 1974 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film was released on DVD in the United States by AnimEigo with English-language subtitles on March 24, 1998.[1] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection along with its predecessor, Lady Snowblood (1973), as The Complete Lady Snowblood.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Galbraith IV 2008, p. 297.
  2. ^ a b c "Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance". Criterion Collection. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "修羅雪姫 怨み恋歌". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Osada, Norio (2016). Killer Construction: Norio Osada on Lady Snowblood (DVD). The Criterion Collection. Event occurs at 15:30–16:30, 18:30–20.
  5. ^ "The Complete Lady Snowblood". Criterion Collection. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

Sources

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