Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

Directed by Yoshio Inoue

Produced by TOHO, Katsu Production

197484 min5.8 / 10

A bawdy, kinetic samurai exploitation film that blends supernatural elements, sexual transgression, and action-driven plotting with the irreverent tone of 1970s chambara cinema.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

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Rarity80

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Surprise47

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Love15

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