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?

Released June 8, 1973 83 min None+

Genres: Action

Keywords: tmdb.samurai, tmdb.revenge, tmdb.chanbara, mdblist.belongs-to-collection, imdb.based-on-comic, mdblist.collection-follow-up, tmdb.jidaigeki, aspectratio.2-35-1

Production Companies: Tokyo Eiga Co., Ltd.

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese