Akira Yamanouchi

Miho and Toshio, putting their children and household at stake, duel for control in their degrading, middle-aged marriage.

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.

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.