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.
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.
Other Titles From TOHO
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? itself).
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
In the crowded 1973-1975 Japan release window, Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? sits at #58 of 71. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.
The 412th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 28th percentile among Japan films.
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 |