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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

1974 · 89 min

A somber, snow-dusted revenge tale that trades relentless action for quiet moral tension and a weary, beautiful melancholy.

Tagline: Born in prison on a snowy night, she's on an endless journey of carnage
Overview: Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who offer her a deal to assassinate some revolutionaries.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
corruption
power
justice
isolation
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, drama, thriller, crime
Directed by: Toshiya Fujita
Written by: Norio Osada, Kiyohide Ohara
Starring: Meiko Kaji, Yoshio Harada, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shin Kishida, Kōji Nanbara, Rinichi Yamamoto, Tōru Abe, Masasuke Hirose
Music: Kenjiro Hirose
Cinematography: Tatsuo Suzuki
Runtime: 89 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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