Japan Synopsis
御用牙 鬼の半蔵やわ肌小判
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.
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? sits at position #58.
#1Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#2Dersu Uzala
★ 8.0 · 1975
#3The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#4Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#5Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#6Ikkyū-san
★ 7.5 · 1975
#7Belladonna of Sadness
★ 7.4 · 1973
#8Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
★ 7.4 · 1973
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedRurouni Kenshin: The Final
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedKwaidan
★ 7.7 · Japan
2 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi
★ 7.2 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,018 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,550 of 1,714 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Katsu Production |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | February 9, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0174708 |