Criterion Reflections – Episode 137 – Hanzo the Razor

Criterion Reflections

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this fourth season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley to discuss three films featuring Hanzo the Razor, all starring Shintaro Katsu, best known for his portrayal of Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman. The films were released between 1972 and 1974, and are currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Episode Links:

SHINTARO KATSU

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• Letterboxd
• Wikipedia
• Cagey Films
• Eastern Kicks

HANZO THE RAZOR

• The Criterion Channel
  • Sword of Justice
  • The Snare
  • Who’s Got the Gold?
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
  • Sword of Justice
  • The Snare
  • Who’s Got the Gold?
• Apocalypse Later
• Asian Movie Pulse
• Filmofile’s Hideout
• Grindhouse Database
• Hong Kong Cinema: View from the Brooklyn Bridge
• MyReviewer
• No Name Movie Blog
• Projected Figures
• The Spinning Image
• Toho Kingdom

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• The Eclipse Viewer
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