Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

1986
2h 6m
7.0

7.0/10

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"Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them."

Overview

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojō for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannojō sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
hyogensha Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 鑓の権三
Release Date January 15, 1986
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0091136

Cast

Hiromi Go
Hiromi Go

Gonza Sasano

Shōhei Hino
Shōhei Hino

Bannojō Kawazura

Misako Tanaka
Misako Tanaka

Oyuki

Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki

Chūtabei Iwaki

Takashi Tsumura
Takashi Tsumura

Ichinoshin Asaka

Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō

Oyuki's nanny

Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake

Iwaki's wife

Eiji Shima
Eiji Shima

Torajirō

Natsuki Asakawa
Natsuki Asakawa

Hinokichi

Kaori Mizushima
Kaori Mizushima

Okiku

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Jinbei Iwaki

Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa

Boatman

Key Crew

Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Masatake Wakita
Producer
Masayuki Motomochi
Producer
Taeko Tomioka
Screenplay
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Producer