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62% Critic Match
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
6.2 / 10• 1973• 1h 29m•NR• Japanese
HistoryActionDrama
Storyline
Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. He shows inadequate respect to the treasurer, who wants him dead.
Cast & Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
Lead
Toshio Kurosawa
Junai Mikoshiba
Kō Nishimura
Magobei "Snake" Onishi
Kei Satō
Shobei Hamajima
Kazuko Inano
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Keizo Kanie
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Shin Kishida
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Hōsei Komatsu
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yasuzō Masumura's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
