Lady Snowblood (1973) - (Movie Clip) Before We Enter The World

Lady Snowblood (1973) -- (Movie Clip) You Are An Asura Demon

The opening, based on the Manga by Kazuo Koiki, from director Toshiya Fujita and screenwriter Norio Osada, as the mother (Sayo Kashima) is near death in childbirth in a 19th century Japanese prison, the birth of the title character, from Lady Snowblood, 1973.

Lady Snowblood (1973) -- (Movie Clip) You Were Not Born A Human Child

As referenced directly in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill pictures, young Yuki (Mayumi Maemura, the title character) in training with priest Dokai (Ko Nishimura) for her career as an “asura demon,” in director Toshiya Fujita’s celebrated Lady Snowblood, 1973.

Lady Snowblood (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Revenge

Immediately following the scene of her birth, in which her dying mother vowed she would carry on her vendetta, Yuki (Meiko Kaji, title character) meets Shibayama (Hosei Komatsu) and his crew, in Lady Snowblood, 1973, the chief inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films.