
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.
Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

Yukiji Asaoka
Omino

Mari Atsumi
Unknown

Kō Nishimura
Magobei 'Snake' Onishi

Akira Yamanouchi
Unknown

Kamatari Fujiwara
Unknown

Akiji Kobayashi
Unknown

Zenpei Saga
Unknown

Daigo Kusano
Unknown

Renji Ishibashi
Unknown

Keizo Kanie
Unknown
Teruo Matsuyama
Unknown

Jūkei Fujioka
Unknown

Shōzō Nanbu
Unknown

Yūji Hamada
Unknown
Tadashi Iwata
Unknown

Jun Katsumura
Unknown
Ichirō Yamamoto
Unknown

Takahiro Tamura
Unknown
Yutaro Ban
Unknown
Akira Nitta
Unknown
Takeshi Yabuuchi
Unknown
Junjiro Niizeki
Unknown
Crew

Kenji Misumi
Director

Kazuo Koike
Screenplay, Original Story
Yoshiharu Hayashi
Editor
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Toshihiro Nabei
Assistant Director
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Producer

Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Masao Ōsumi
Sound Recordist
Kunihiko Murai
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Kanda
Original Story
Seiichi Ōta
Art Direction
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