Toshiya FujitaCast
Meiko Kaji Toshio Kurosawa Masaaki Daimon Miyoko Akaza Shinichi Uchida Takeo Chii
Credits
Written by: Kazuo Kamimura
Plot
In 19th-century Japan, a young woman born in prison trains as an assassin to avenge her mother and the men who destroyed her family.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stylish and bloody revenge classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (19,528 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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