Saturday, March 17, 2012

Lady Snowblood



"Meiko Kaji is a Japanese actress and singer. She has appeared in about 100 films, with her most famous roles being outlaw characters in early 1970s films, such as the rebels of the Stray Cat Rock series, the assassin Lady Snowblood, or the murderous Sasori from the Female Convict: Scorpion series. In 1971, Nikkatsu moved into the pink film business, and to avoid this, Kaji moved to Toei. There she made the Female Convict Scorpion series of films with Shunya Itō. In 1973 she took on the role of Yuki in the revenge-themed film Lady Snowblood, followed by a sequel, Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance. She went on to appear in several of Kinji Fukasaku's films, such as Yakuza Graveyard (1976). In 1978, she starred in Sonezaki Shinjū, for which she earned nominations for Best Actress at five different awards shows, winning four of them. Kaji has worked in television since the 1980s. In 1989 she portrayed Omasa, an informant, in the television jidaigeki Onihei Hankachō (the Shochiku–Fuji Television version starring kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon II). She is also a singer. She sang the theme song to Lady Snowblood, "Shura no Hana" and the theme song of the Female Convict Scorpion series, "Urami Bushi". When these songs were both used in Kill Bill and with Quentino Tarantino being a fan of Kaji's, it led to a revival of interest in her. Her songs were released on CD for the first time"- Wikipedia


music includes:
Meiko Kaji - Flowers Of Carnage
(Kill Bill Soundtrack, 2003)

Luis Bacalov - The Grand Duel
(Kill Bill Soundtrack, 2003)


Gheorghe Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd
(Kill Bill Soundtrack, 2003)

unrelated easter eggs

Ros Sereysothea - Chnam Oun 16
(Chnam Oun Soundtrack, 60s)

Shin Joong Hyen And The Men - Beautiful Rivers And Mountains
(Beautiful Rivers And Mountains Comp. 2011)


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