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Gonza the Spearman (1986)

Original title: 鑓の権三

1986-01-15 · 2h 6m · JA
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Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.

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.

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Masahiro ShinodaDirectorTaeko TomiokaWriter

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Hiromi GoHiromi GoGonza SasanoShima IwashitaShima IwashitaOsaiShōhei HinoShōhei HinoBannojō KawazuraKuniko MiyakeKuniko MiyakeIwaki's wifeHideji ŌtakiHideji ŌtakiChūtabei IwakiTakashi TsumuraTakashi TsumuraIchinoshin AsakaKaori MizushimaKaori MizushimaOkikuMisako TanakaMisako TanakaOyukiNaoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaFumiemonEiji ShimaEiji ShimaTorajirōNatsuki AsakawaNatsuki AsakawaHinokichiHaruko KatōHaruko KatōOyuki's nanny

Keywords

Based on play or musicalJidai gekiJidaigekiRestless in peacetime

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Play Or Musical · Jidai Geki · JidaigekiDialogue densityDramaDirector preference323662Actor preference204761 · 432663 · 60754Country preferenceJp

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What is Gonza the Spearman about?

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.

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Gonza the Spearman has a runtime of 126 minutes.

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