Hanzo the Razor

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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)
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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Character Film
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
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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "御用牙 かみそり 半蔵". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Sharp 2011, p. 123.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Galbraith IV 2008, p. 286.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 291.
  6. ^ 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.

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