Razor 2: The Snare

You're a cop in Edo-era Japan, enforcing laws against the powerful. But a corrupt treasurer wants you gone. Masumura's jidaigeki subverts genre expectations. It leaves a cynical aftertaste.

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Yasuzō Masumura directed Razor 2: The Snare in 1973. See Yasuzō Masumura's full filmography, where to start with Yasuzō Masumura, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasuzō Masumura.

Razor 2: The Snare was released in 1973 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 89 minutes.