修羅雪姫 怨み恋歌 (aka Lady Snowblood: Love Song Of Vengeance) (1974)

Set in 1906 Japan, the head of the secret police (Shin Kishida) saves the notorious outlaw known as Lady Snowblood (Meiko Kaji) from the executioner and allows her to go free if she will obtain a secret document from a known anarchist (Juzo Itami). Based on the manga series of the same name and directed by Toshiya Fujita (LADY SNOWBLOOD). This is a sequel to the 1973 LADY SNOWBLOOD and frankly, it's just not as good. Its interesting narrative gets lost in the gratuitous violence where the camera lovingly lingers over every mutilation, wounds and plague ridden flesh. In this movie, the Lady Snowblood character seems supporting rather than a lead character. With Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Yoshio Harada.