is a fictional character featured in the trilogy of Japanese chanbara films of the same name originating in the manga series by Kazuo Koike and . The films star Shintaro Katsu as the title character. He also produced the trilogy through his own Katsu Productions.
History
After the decline of Daiei at the end of the 1960s, Shintaro Katsu established his own independent production company in 1967 called Katsu Productions, forming a partnership wih Toho. In 1972, Katsu Productions released the chanbara film trilogy with the Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice based on a gekiga by Koike Kazuo.
The film series is about an incorruptible law enforcer during the Edo period, who has a strong sense of justice which dictates his every move. The film incorporates elements of exploitation film, and is highly sexual: Hanzo has an outlandishly large penis which is a recurring theme, and he uses it to interrogate women, usually by rape, to reveal a case's hidden secrets and truths.
Films Official English title Japanese title Japanese release date Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 30 December 1972 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare 11 August 1973 Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? 9 February 1974
Recurring cast and characters This table only includes characters which have appeared in more than one film. 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 Hanzo the Razor – Sword of Justice Hanzo the Razor – The Snare Hanzo the Razor – Who's Got the Gold? Hanzo ItamiThe Razor Shintaro Katsu
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 Yoshio Inoue Producer(s) Shintaro Katsu, Kozen Nishioka Screenplay Kazuo Koike Yasuzo Masumura Composer(s)Kunihiko MuraiIsao TomitaHideaki Sakurai Director of photographyJishi MakiuraKazuro MiyagawaJishi Makiura Editor(s)Toshio Taniguchi
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