Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

126 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1986

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 Bannojo 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, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.

Gonza the Spearman

126 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1986

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 Bannojo 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, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Hyôgen-sha
Original title 鑓の権三
Directors Masahiro Shinoda
Writers Taeko Tomioka, Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Cast

Hiromi Gô

as Gonza Sasano

Shima Iwashita

as Osai

Hideji Ôtaki

as Iwaki

Kuniko Miyake

as Iwaki's wife

Kaori Mizushima

as Okiku

Misako Tanaka

as Oyuki

Naoto Takenaka

as Fumiemon

Shôhei Hino

as Hannojo

Haruko Katô

as Oyuki's nanny