Shigehiro Ozawa directs Sonny Chiba, Yōko Ichiji and Masashi Ishibashi in this sequel where Terry turns down a hit job on a master he respects and all karate hell breaks loose. 

After two brief prologue hit jobs  with Chiba’s irrepressible Terry whacking and gobbing like a wrong un, he disappears for the first half an hour and we get stuck in stock footage of martial arts school demonstrations and elongated monochrome flashback to the first superior film. Yet before Clarence and Alabama can storm out and ask for a refund, he’s back on screen and delivers at least an hour of eye popping, rock ‘n’ roll exploitation fun, the highlight being a snow laden weapons battle at the midway point. Shenanigans but the Toei Company just about get away with their bald faced cheek.

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