went on to appear in several of Kinji Fukasaku's films, such as Yakuza Graveyard in 1976 and in 1978 starred in Sonezaki Shinjū, where she earned nominations for Best Actress at five different award shows, winning four of them. By the end of the 1970s, Kaji left major film roles following a combination of overwork amidst rampant production schedules and underpayment, but had occasional film roles in the 1980s and 2010s, including Under the Open Sky in 2020. She worked in television since the 1980s. In 1989 she portrayed the informant Omasa in the television drama Onihei Hankachō, the Shochiku–Fuji Television version starring kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon II. During her acting career Kaji received acting offers from non-Japanese film studios, including those from Hollywood, but declined them, as she felt she could not give a good performance in a language other than Japanese. Music career Kaji is also a singer. She sang the theme song to Lady Snowblood, "Shura no Hana" (), and the theme song of the Female Convict Scorpion series, "Urami Bushi" (). When both these songs were used in the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill, there was a revival of interest in Kaji's music that encouraged her to resume her musical career. In 2009, she released a single, Onna wa yametai. In 2011, Kaji released her first new album in 31 years, Aitsu no suki-so-na burūsu () with songs written by Ryudo Uzaki and Yoko Aki. In May 2020, Kaji launched her own channel on YouTube, as a way to both celebrate her work with fans all over the world, and to give back to everyone who had supported her. Filmography Films Retaliation (1968) (credited as Masako Ota) Outlaw:Gangster VIP 2 (1968) Blind Woman's Curse (June 1970, d. Teruo Ishii) (Oct. 1970) The Stray Cat Rock series (1970–71) Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal (Jan. 1971, d. Toshiya Fujita) The Sasori series (1972–73) Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701's Grudge Song The Gincho series (1972) Wandering Ginza Butterfly Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) Lady Snowblood (1973) Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) The Homeless (1974) New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (1975) (June