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.
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Cast: Hiromi Go, Shōhei Hino, Misako Tanaka, Hideji Ōtaki, Takashi Tsumura, Haruko Katō
Crew: Monzaemon Chikamatsu (Theatre Play), Masatake Wakita (Producer), Masahiro Katō (Costume Design), Masahiro Shinoda (Director), Masayuki Motomochi (Producer), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 126 minutes
Release: Jan 15, 1986
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 16 users
Popularity: 6
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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