Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.3/10 for Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice is the older of the two (1972 against 1989). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice posterHanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice1972 VS The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro posterThe Hijacking of the Achille Lauro1989
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeThe Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 9.0/10
Year19721989
Length1h 34m1h 32m
GenresAction, DramaAction, Drama
Country–Australia
DirectorKenji MisumiRobert L. Collins
Main castRenji Ishibashi, Yukiji Asaoka, Shintarō Katsu, Mari Atsumi, Kō NishimuraLee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto

Synopsis

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

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.

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.

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