The Master Spearman

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

99 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Tomu Uchida

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Company:

Toei Company

Cast:

Takasada Tomita

Sakon Murayama

Umeme

Mitsunari Ishida

Kazunobu Tomita

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Novel

Producer

Original Music Composer