23 Dec 1991
Sure Death 5
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. He shows inadequate respect to the treasurer, who wants him dead.
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勝新太郎 Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
黒沢年雄 Junai Mikoshiba
西村晃 Magobei "Snake" Onishi
佐藤慶 Shobei Hamajima
稲野和子 
蟹江敬三 
岸田森 
小松方正 
草野大悟 
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