Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

1974 1h 24m JA

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★5.8TMDB · 36★6.5IMDB · 952

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Synopsis

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Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers protection to a forward-thinking physician Genan Sugino who has defamed his ruler, discovers a pleasure ring of young wives and a blind music teacher, and cuckolds a corrupt official under his very nose.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
Kō Nishimura
Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
Mako Midori
Yumi
Mikio Narita
Bansaku Tonami
Etsushi Takahashi
Sugino
Daigo Kusano
Onibi
Keizo Kanie
Mamushi
Asao Koike
Ishiyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshio Inoue
Writers: Yasuzō Masumura, Takeshi Kanda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Hanzo the Razor Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hideaki Sakurai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Shintarō Katsu and Kō Nishimura and Mako Midori carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0174708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshio Inoue directs. Hideaki Sakurai scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hanzo the Razor Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Hideaki Sakurai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Shintarō Katsu and Kō Nishimura and Mako Midori carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0174708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.