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Gonza the Spearman (1986)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Masahiro Shinoda

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Hiromi Gô
Hiromi Gô
Gonza Sasano
Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Osai
Hideji Ôtaki
Hideji Ôtaki
Iwaki
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Iwaki's wife
Kaori Mizushima
Kaori Mizushima
Okiku
Misako Tanaka
Misako Tanaka
Oyuki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Jinbei
Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Fumiemon
Shôhei Hino
Shôhei Hino
Hannojo
Haruko Katô
Haruko Katô
Oyuki's nanny

Crews

Masahiro Shinoda
Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Writer
Taeko Tomioka
Taeko Tomioka
Writer
Masayuki Motomochi
Masayuki Motomochi
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Sachiko Yamaji
Sachiko Yamaji
Editor
Kiyoshi Awazu
Kiyoshi Awazu
Art Direction
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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