Sunday, November 05, 2006
Not surprisingly, this was made after Shaft
I got on this matial art kick a while ago and signed up for a bunch of kung-fu flicks at Netflix. I haven't mentioned any of the ones I've seen so far, because, hey—they're 70s kung-fu flicks—that's all you need to know.
But “Goyôkiba” (known as “Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice”) was just … just …
It wasn't a kung-fu film, since it's Japanese.
About the only thing I could compare it to is “Shaft,” right down to the funky 70s sound track and film style. But, not having seen “Shaft” I can't quite say if it was as exploitative as “Hanzo the Razor” was.
How exploitative?
The subtitle, “Sword of Justice?”
He uses two types of swords in this film—the sharp pointy type against male suspects, and a more … personal … personally … attached … one, against female suspects (when they … um … start begging for more, he stops and … um … then asks questions ahem).
And from the trailers on the DVD it looks like the two sequels are … um … similar in nature.
Oh my (just to let you know, you don't actually see anything, but it's heavily implied).
