Blu-ray

Lady Snowblood

Anton van Beek  |  Jan 24, 2013

The sword-swinging Japanese femme fatale gets the blood pumping in high-definition

Fans of Toshiya Fujita's blood-soaked 1973 tale of revenge and its equally entertaining 1974 sequel (Lady Snowblood: Blood Song of Vengeance) are in for a treat with this hi-def outing. The AVC 2.35:1 1080p encodes look extremely faithful to the source material and show no signs of overt digital manipulation. Likewise, the Japanese LPCM 2.0 audio for both is excellent, with both offering considerably more depth and range than I ever expected. Given that both films have been squeezed onto a single disc, it's hardly surprisingly that extras are limited to trailers and a 11min featurette.

Arrow Films, Region B BD/R2 DVD, £25 Approx, On sale now
HCC VERDICT: 4/5

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