Hanzo the Razor: The Snare(御用牙 かみそり半蔵地獄責め)
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Japan · 1973
1h 29m
Director Yasuzō Masumura
Starring Shintarō Katsu, Toshio Kurosawa, Kō Nishimura, Kei Satō
Genre History, Action, Drama
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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.
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