Gonza the Spearman (1986)
2h 6m
Running Time
January 15, 1986Release Date
Gonza the Spearman (1986)
2h 6m
Running Time
January 15, 1986Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Currently Gonza the Spearman is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Hiromi Go
Gonza Sasano
Shima Iwashita
Osai
Shōhei Hino
Bannojo
Takashi Tsumura
Ichinoshin Asaka
Misako Tanaka
Oyuki
Haruko Katō
Oyuki's nanny
Hideji Ōtaki
Iwaki
Eiji Shima
Torajirō
Kuniko Miyake
Iwaki's wife
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Jinbei
Natsuki Asakawa
Hinokichi
Kaori Mizushima
Okiku
Naoto Takenaka
Fumiemon
Jun Hamamura
Actor
Shoichi Ozawa
Boatman
Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Writer
Taeko Tomioka
Writer
Masayuki Motomochi
Producer
Masatake Wakita
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Composer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Cinematographer
Sachiko Yamaji
Editor
Masahiro Katō
Costume Design
Kiyoshi Awazu
Art Direction
Shotaro Yoshida
Sound Recordist
Takeji Sano
Lighting Technician
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Producer
Imahashi Kumi
Seijiro Fukunaka
Fumio Takeda
Noriko Tori
Mitsue Takaishi
Katsuyoshi Magozaki
Keiko Koyanagi
Yoshihiro Maruo
Mansaku Fuwa
Daikei Shimizu
Tatsuo Higashida
Keimasa Matsumoto
Tomoko Jinbo
Akio Kobune
Yasuko Kubota
Kinji Nakamura
Masa Shibamoto
Yasushi Hirai
Sumiko Okutani
Masae Okada
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 15, 1986
Original Name鑓の権三
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
based on play or musical
jidai geki
restless in peacetime
edo period
Wiki.
Gonza the Spearman (近松門左衛門 鑓の権三, Yari no gonza) is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution.
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