Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman - 1986

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances 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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Origin Country

Japan 

Spoken Languages

Japanese 

Drama
Streaming:
Criterion Channel
Released
Status
1986-01-15
Release Date
$0.00
Budget
$0.00
Revenue
0.6514
Popularity
2h 6min
Runtime
Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.
Tagline
16
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Crew

Production Companies

hyogensha

hyogensha

Japan
Shochiku

Shochiku

Japan

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