Odds are that if you’re familiar with Lady
Snowblood, it’s in reference to Quentin Tarantino’s Kill
Bill: Vol. 1. Toshiya Fujita’s 1973 Japanese revenge flick is a huge
influence, stylistically and content wise—Tarantino borrows characters, plot
points, visual cues, and even the overall structure. If you haven’t watched
Lady Snowblood, or the sequel, 1974’s Lady
Snowblood 2: Song of Vengeance, now is the perfect time to climb on
that train, as Criterion just released a fantastic collection.
