Slaughter in the Snow (1973)

In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches for Kunisada Chuji, who in turn has hired the knife-throwing Windmill Kobunji to kill him. Kobunji and Jokichi meet in the winter, near Sasago Pass, when both have rescued women: Jokichi has saved the lute-playing Oyae whose clan and whose lover want her dead; Kobunji has rescued Oharu, a well-born woman married to an innkeeper. Is this rescue a whim or something deeper? And why does Jokichi become the consumptive Kobunji's protector? What ultimately will Jokichi do about Oyae?

Directing:
  • Kazuo Ikehiro

Writing:
  • Kazuo Ikehiro
  • Shunichi Nagahara
  • Hideichi Nagahara

Stars:
Release Date: 1973-06-08
themoviedb icon 6.0/10
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 83
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