Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
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Dec 30, 1972 · Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice: Directed by Kenji Misumi. With Shintarô Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi, Kô Nishimura. Hanzo Itami is an incorruptible Edo officer who learns that an infamous killer has fled from his island prison.
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- Kenji Misumi
- 1972-12-30
Movie: Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice. Romaji: Goyôkiba. Japanese: Director: Kenji Misumi. Writer: Kazuo Koike, Takeshi Kanda. Producer: Cinematographer. Release Date: 1972. Runtime: 94 min. Language: Japanese. Country: Japan. Plot.
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 film series, about an incorruptible law enforcer during the Edo period, has a strong sense of justice which dictates his every move. [3]
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.
Hanzo may be a morally resolute man when it comes to upholding justice, but that moral compass is easily bendable when it comes to how he goes about getting said justice, practically using his “sword” to rape women and torturing them in the throes of pleasure into confessing.
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami, incorruptible protector of the common man, must track down an infamous killer who has escaped from prison.
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice. Summaries. Hanzo Itami is an incorruptible Edo officer who learns that an infamous killer has fled from his island prison. Hanzo begins tracking him down using his unorthodox interrogation techniques.
