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MPAA RATING: R for strong violence
Starring Hideaki Ito, Yumiko Shaku, ShirĂ´ Sano, Yoichi Numata, Kyusaku Shimada, Yoko Maki, and Takashi Tsukamoto
In this hard-boiled action film, Yumiko Shaku stars as the beautiful princess Yuki of the House of Takemikazuchi, a band of assassins formerly employed as the guard of the Mikado elite. (ADV Films)
| GENRE(S): | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Kei Kunii
Shinsuke Sato Kazuo Kamimura (comic) Kazuo Koike (comic) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Shinsuke Sato |
| RELEASE DATE: | Theatrical: August 8, 2003 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 92 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Japan |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Japanese (with English subtitles) |
Original title "Shurayuki-Hime"; Grand Jury Prize (Best Feature), 2002 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Yuki Y. gave it a9:
One of the best films I've seen in a long while. Cold-steel action against a cold, lean plot. Superb fighting sequences, though Ito is a bit wooden. Great film on the whole.
Pinku S. gave it a 10:
The best film ever! ^__^ My gosh, it's so cool! Yuki is my forever-idol from now on.
Chad S. gave it a 5:
The last thing we want to see a Takemikazuchi do is help clean some guy's backyard. "The Princess Blade" doesn't want to be a genre film so Yuki wears a white dress, and suddenly, she's squeamish about eating stir-fried worms. When Takashi criticizes Yuki about being desensitized by mortality, we're counting the seconds before, well, you know. "The Princess Blade" may remind you of "The Hulk". Both filmmakers forgot that their core audience came to see a lot of ass-kicking. There's some. But there's also too many scenes of Yuko staring at a body of water. Still, "The Princess Blade" is worth a look because it's fun to see a waif beat up a bunch of guys.
E. Love gave it a 4:
I want to give it a five, but I just can't. There were parts where I was quite bored, and was starting to fall asleep. Those were in the middle. The action scenes were decent, and they weren't varied enough to make it "compelling" action. Basically, the action scenes were all the same, Yuki with a sword--which is cool, but not enough to give it higher than a 4.

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