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Lady Snowblood
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 20:35 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
COMING FROM DARK HORSE COMICS!
Lady Snowblood Volume 1 (tpb)
Writer: Kazuo Koike
Artist: Kazuo Kamimura
From the pen of Kazuo Koike, of Lone Wolf and Cub fame, comes Lady Snowblood.
A story of pure vengeance, Lady Snowblood tells the tale of a daughter born of a singular purpose, to avenge the death of her family at the hands of a gang of thugs, a purpose woven into her soul from the time of her gestation.
Beautifully drafted and full of bloody, sexy action, Lady Snowblood lives up to its title and reputation.
• From kazuo Koike, writer of Lone Wolf and Cub, Crying Freeman, and Samurai Executioner.
FOR MATURE READERS
Pub. Date: Sep 07, 2005
Format: Soft cover, 288 pages, b&w, 5" x 7"
Age range: 16+
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 1-59307-385-2
Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 2:55 -0700
by Ma-Ku
Wasn't this also a live action film?
Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 9:45 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
Ma-Ku wrote:Wasn't this also a live action film?
There were two films made -
Shurayukihime (1973)
aka "Lady Snowblood: Blizzard From the Netherworld" - UK
aka "Lady Snowblood"
Shura-yuki-hime: Urami Renga (1974)
aka "Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance"
It was also a major influence for "Kill Bill" according to Quentin Tarintino
Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 19:37 -0700
by Shishio
I can't wait for this.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 18:19 -0700
by Wily Pueo
So, I take it the original GN inspired the movie(s)? Or, is it the other way around?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 18:47 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
Wily Pueo wrote:So, I take it the original GN inspired the movie(s)? Or, is it the other way around?
I assume the GN came first, like with Lone Wolf and Cub, but I could be wrong. I have not been able to find a good English language bibliography listing Kazuo Koike' s work.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 21:24 -0700
by Shishio
Well, I know he's written Lone Wolf & Cub, Decapitator Asaemon, (Samurai Executioner here.) Crying Freeman, and of course, Lady Snowblood.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:57 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
http://www.koikekazuo.jp/works.html
205 items listed here, but babelfish does not translate Japanese very accurately, so exactly what's included on the list is hard to say...
Koike did at least a half dozen series with Goseki Kojima (including Lone Wolf and Cub and Samurai Executioner).
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:18 -0700
by Azraelito
Ja,today i have received!!the fourth volume,I dont know what really,happend with the reorder and all that things,the important thing is that i have it near my hands now!!
did anyone enjoy this series=??did anyone see the movies??
tomorrow if i can i will post my review of the volumes..
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:44 -0700
by estee
I bought all four volumes.
The sex and eroticism was a bit over the top (my Judeo-Christian upbringing is showing) but it read like some 70's exploitation pulp novel. I liked it.
The movies were good too.
I love any woman who can use a sword underhanded.
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 15:40 -0700
by Shishio
I enjoy the series as well. So far, I have enjoyed every one of Kokike's works that I have read.