Shurayukihime

"I threw away my tears. I gave up my heart. I can't even fall in love. A flower of resentment that blooms sadly....."

Mar 22 1974 Not Rated 1h 37m
Action, Drama, Thriller

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.

Plot

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Though she dies in childbirth, she makes sure that the child will be raised as an assassin to kill the criminals who destroyed her family. Young Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.

Written by

Kazuo Kamimura, Kazuo Koike, Norio Osada

Directed by

Toshiya Fujita

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho, Tokyo Eiga Co., Ltd.

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
17,254
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA