Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972 · Movie · 94 min · ★ 6.2 · 65% critics
In Edo-era Japan, an unorthodox police inspector refuses to play along with official corruption and starts digging into a suspicious connection between a superior's mistress and a wanted criminal. His pursuit of the truth leads through a murky web of power, violence, and taboo methods.
Based on Hanzo the Razor
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Details
- Original title
- 御用牙
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-12-30
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (54 votes)
About
You may be into this if you like offbeat, pulpy samurai crime stories in the vein of Samurai Spy or Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance; Not for you if sexual violence, cruelty, or sleazy shock value are dealbreakers.
Pros: bold pulpy energy; darkly comic tone; memorable action bursts | Cons: disturbing sexual violence; messy unfocused plot; unpleasant in places
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- investigation
- torture
- shogun
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- feudal japan
Cast & crew
Shintarō Katsu
as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
Yukiji Asaoka
as Omino
Mari Atsumi
Kō Nishimura
as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
Akira Yamanouchi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Akiji Kobayashi
Zenpei Saga
Daigo Kusano
Renji Ishibashi
Directed by Kenji Misumi