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• Lady Snowblood 2 - Love Song Of Vengeance | DVD | (02/02/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Love Song of Vengeance, Shurayuki-hime--a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, "Yuki" for short (played by Meiko Kaji)--continues her advertures in the female samurai saga that inspired Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. In Lady Snowblood, Yuki avenged her family by slaying the four criminals that killed her father, raped her mother, and predestined her to the life of a justice-seeking assassin. Love Song of Vengeance picks up where Lady Snowblood let off, not so much as a sequel like Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy, but a continuation of the lone assassin's adventures (similar to Zaitochi). Sentenced to death for her crimes of murder, Yuki is given pardon by Kikui, a secret government police agent. In return for her freedom, Kikui wants Yuki to assassinate anarchist Ransui and obtain a secret document he is hiding. While carrying out her orders, Yuki discovers the document in question is actually a letter incriminating agent Kikui. Always one to be on the side of justice, Lady Snowblood switches sides, joining anarchist Rasui to face off, expose, and destroy the crooked agent. The blood may not flow like geysers and there may be a lot less samurai action than in the first installment. However, Love Song of Vengeance is well-paced, nicely shot, and a well thought-out continuation of the heroine's adventures. Sadly, they ended with this installment. --Rob Bracco

• Ninja Wars | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £9.70   |  Saving you £-3.71 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The ruthless Lord Danjo is determined to rule Japan and learns of a prophecy that whoever wins the love of Princess Ukio shall succeed in that task. Enlisting the help of an evil wizard and his five monk warriors Danjo seeks a way of seducing Ukio through diabolical magic. Enter Jotaro in love with Ukio's twin who is captured and killed by the monks. Jotaro now seeks to put an end to Danjo's sinister plot but he can't do it alone--he needs the help of samurai swordsman Muneyoshi

• Village Of Doom | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  As the storm cloud of war gathers over Japan the desperately patriotic Tsugio waits for his call up to duty. But in the close-knit community of his hometown of Higureya the women have grown desperate for the company of men. When Tsugio stumbles upon one adulterous union he too is quickly seduced. But this newfound experience quickly sours when Tsugio is diagnosed with tuberculosis and ostracised by the village. With everyone turned against him Tsugio takes to the streets ful