Gonza the Spearman (1986)
Drama
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.
Cast
Gonza Sasano
Bannojō Kawazura
Jinbei Iwaki
Boatman
Osai
Fumiemon
Oyuki
Chūtabei Iwaki
Ichinoshin Asaka
Oyuki's nanny
Iwaki's wife
Torajirō
Hinokichi
Okiku
Crew
Director
Producer
Original Music Composer
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Art Direction
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Producer
Theatre Play
Producer
Costume Design
Screenplay
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