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The Princess Blade
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Wikipedia article
is a 2001 Japanese action film directed by Shinsuke Sato. It is a reimagining of the manga 'Lady Snowblood' by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura.
Story
Yuki is the last surviving royal of the House of Takemikazuchi, who live in a futuristic post-apocalyptic isolationist world, where they use their skills as former Mikado guards to become hired assassins. The wise old sage Kuka, who was once Yuki's mother's bodyguard, gives Yuki information that changes her lifeand her destiny. She discovers that the criminal Byakurai has a dangerous connection to her.
After learning this information, she chooses to leave the House of Takemikazuchi. She soon encounters Takashi, leader of the rebel movement, who offers Yuki a chance at revengeand perhaps love. They soon discover similarities, for they are both trying to escape the past to start new lives.
Cast
* Yumiko Shaku as Yuki
* Hideaki It as Takashi
* Shiro Sano as Kidokoro
* Yoichi Numata as Kuka
* Kysaku Shimada as Byakurai
* Yoko Chosokabe as Soma
* Yko Maki as Aya
* Naomasa Musaka as Kiri
* Yutaka Matsushige as Anka
* Shintar Sonooka as Chain Wielder
* Takashi Tsukamoto as Takashi's Friend
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