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Gonza the Spearman

70 %|Jan 15, 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.

Featured Crew

Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Sachiko Yamaji
Editor
Masayuki Motomochi
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Kiyoshi Awazu
Art Direction
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Producer
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
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