The Princess Blade

Name: The Princess Blade
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Released: August 8, 2003
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Hideaki Ito, Yôichi Numata, Yumiko Shaku

2003

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ADV Films | Release Date: August 8, 2003 | R

Starring: Hideaki Ito, Yôichi Numata, Yumiko Shaku

Summary: 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)

Director: Shinsuke Sato

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Marc Savlov

The Princess Blade opens with one of the most note-perfect action sequences ever committed to film. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

It's all story, character and dazzling martial arts violence, as orchestrated by fight choreographer Donnie Yen at breakneck speed. Read full review

Richard James Havis

Original and thrilling martial-arts choreography, a lean, hard-driving story and solemn atmosphere make The Princess Blade -- a futuristic tale -- stand way above the pack. Read full review

Derek Elley

A martial arts fantasy in modern dress, but set in an unidentified country and era, The Princess Blade is a tough toasted sandwich with a soft filling. Read full review

Bradley Gibson

Yumiko Shaku as Yuki is small, beautiful, and stunningly sexy while she plies her deadly skill like a dancer. Her self-assured poise and large expressive eyes say everything that the minimal dialogue doesn’t. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Adventurous viewers will find this unusual genre hybrid an intriguing experience, and Donnie Yen's fight choreography is breathtaking. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Despite its origins, nearly every visual and storytelling idea in this green-and-black-tinted martial-arts fantasy seems to derive from "Mad Max," "The Matrix" and/or "The Lord of the Rings." Read full review

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YukiY.

Jun 10, 2007

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.

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