Gonza the Spearman
Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances 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.
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances 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.
Actor: Hiromi Go, Shōhei Hino, Misako Tanaka, Hideji Ōtaki, Takashi Tsumura, Haruko Katō, Kuniko Miyake, Eiji Shima, Natsuki Asakawa, Kaori Mizushima
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Country: Japan
Produced By: hyogensha, Shochiku, Hyôgen-sha, Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Runtime: 126
Release: 1986
Rating: 7 out of 10
Language: 日本語, ja,
Views: 146
Content Rating:2h 6min
Quality: DVD
Also known as: Gonza The Spearman, Yari No Gonza
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