Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)

After extracting information by raping a ghost, Hanzo uncovers a plot among high officials to steal the shogunate's gold and loan it out to the poor.

Director:

Yoshio Inoue

Writers:

Takeshi Kanda (story), Kazuo Koike (comic)

Stars:

Shintarô Katsu, Kô Nishimura, Mako Midori

Cast

Credited cast:
Shintarô Katsu	...	Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
Kô Nishimura	...	Magobei 'Snake' Ohnishi
Mako Midori	...	Yumi
Mikio Narita	...	Bansaku Tonami
Asao Koike	...	Ishiyama
Etsushi Takahashi	...	Sugino
Daigo Kusano	...	Onibi
Keizô Kanie	...	Mamushi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aoi Nakajima	...	Kato's wife
Hiroshi Nawa	...	Hotta
Kei'ichi Noda
Rokkô Toura	...	Kato
Michiko Tsukasa	...	Wife
Akira Yamauchi	...	Takei

Storyline

Follow the money. In a time of economic disaster for wage earners, Hanzo discovers a conspiracy among high officials to "borrow" gold from the shogunate's treasury and loan it out to the destitute, including impecunious samurai - exacting either interest payments or family heirlooms from the debtors. Along the way, Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers protection to a forward-thinking physician Genan Sugino who has defamed his ruler, discovers a pleasure ring of young wives and a blind music teacher, and cuckolds a corrupt official under his very nose.

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Plot Keywords:

samurai | female nudity | sexploitation | rape | grindhouse film | 

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the shot with a bamboo spear filled with gold pieces flying into the pond, the flight the spear takes is impossible, as the weight of the gold would have flipped it over.

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Quotes

Onibi: You think he's losing his mind? A ghost has no legs. How can he make love to one?
Mamushi: She'll grow legs after seeing that giant tool of his.

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Connections

Referenced in Remington Steele: Your Steele the One for Me (1982)

User Reviews

final entry

Shintarô Katsu, best known for the Zatôichi films, again stars in this third and final movie in the Kenji Misumi (mostly known for "Lone Wolf and Cub), directed saga of Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami feature the big dicked one battling ninjas, rapeing 'ghosts', and uncovering shady goings on at the Shogunate treasury. The Hanzo 'plot' was kinda getting stale and repetitive. What was once novel in the first film, was not any longer. Fortunately, this one was better then the second thanks to having more humor. I'm just glad that they choose to stop at the one trilogy (I'm looking at YOU Lucas)

My Grade: B

DVD Extras: Merely Trailers for all 3 Hanzo the Razor films

Eye Candy: Aoi Nakajima unleashes both tits, Mako Midori just her left one

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

9 February 1974 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

Company Credits

Production Co:

Katsu Production, Toho Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1