Gonza the Spearman

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences 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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

126 minutes

Year:

1986

Director:

Masahiro Shinoda

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Company:

hyogensha,

Shochiku

Cast:

Gonza Sasano

Bannojō Kawazura

Oyuki

Chūtabei Iwaki

Ichinoshin Asaka

Crew:

Director

Producer

Original Music Composer

Art Direction

Editor