Hanzo the Razor
Hanzo the Razor (かみそり 半蔵, Kamisori Hanzō) is a fictional character featured in the trilogy of Japanese chanbara films of the same name. The films star Shintaro Katsu as the title character.[1] He also produced the trilogy through his own Katsu Productions.[2]
After the decline of Daiei at the end of the 1960s, Shintaro Katsu established his own independent production company in 1967 called Katsu Productions.[3][4] In 1972, Katsu Productions released the chanbara film trilogy with the Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice based on a gekiga by Koike Kazuo.[3] The series is about a law enforcer, during the Edo who interrogates female victims with his large penis.[3]
Films[]
Official English title | Japanese title | Japanese release date | Ref(s) |
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | 御用牙 (Goyōkiba) | 30 December 1972 | [4] |
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | 御用牙 かみそり半蔵地獄責め (Goyōkiba: Kamisori Hanzō jigoku zeme) | 11 August 1973 | [5] |
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | 御用牙 鬼の半蔵やわ肌小判 (Goyōkiba: Oni no Hanzō yawahada koban) | 9 February 1974 | [6] |
Recurring cast and characters[]
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- A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.
Character | Film | ||
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Hanzo the Razor – Sword of Justice | Hanzo the Razor – The Snare | Hanzo the Razor – Who's Got the Gold? | |
Hanzo Itami The Razor |
Shintaro Katsu [4][5][6] |
Crew[]
Occupation | Film | ||
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Hanzo the Razor – Sword of Justice (1972) |
Hanzo the Razor – The Snare (1973) |
Hanzo the Razor – Who's Got the Gold? (1974) | |
Director | Kenji Misumi | Yasuzo Masumura | |
Producer(s) | Shintaro Katsu, | ||
Screenplay | Kazuo Koike | Yasuzo Masumura | |
Composer(s) | Isao Tomita | ||
Director of photography | Jishi Makiura | ||
Editor(s) | N/A | N/A | |
Ref(s) | [4] | [5] | [6] |
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ "無類の魅力で敵も味方に、勝新の本領発揮時代劇!――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". 週刊文春オンライン. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "御用牙 かみそり 半蔵". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sharp 2011, p. 123.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Galbraith IV 2008, p. 286.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 291.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 294.
Sources[]
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
- Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810875418.
External links[]
Categories:
- Action film series
- Fictional samurai
- Live-action films based on manga
- Films about rape
- Japanese film series
- 1970s action films