The Master Spearman (1960)
Original title: 酒と女と槍
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This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.
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Ryutaro OtomoTakasada Tomita
Chikage AwashimaSakon Murayama
Hiromi HanazonoUmeme
Isao YamagataMitsunari Ishida
Kensaku HaraKazunobu Tomita
Masao OdaKichibei
Eitarō OzawaIeyasu Tokugawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Chiezo KataokaToshinaga Maeda
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Eijirō Kataoka
Kajō OnoeMovie DNA
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What is The Master Spearman about?
This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.
How long is The Master Spearman?
The Master Spearman has a runtime of 99 minutes.