Gonza the Spearman (1986)

Gonza the Spearman (1986)

Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them. 1986-01-15 Japan 126 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

郷ひろみ is Gonza Sasano
Gonza Sasano
火野正平 is Bannojō Kawazura
Bannojō Kawazura
大滝秀治 is Chūtabei Iwaki
Chūtabei Iwaki
津村鷹志 is Ichinoshin Asaka
Ichinoshin Asaka
加藤治子 is Oyuki's nanny
Oyuki's nanny
三宅邦子 is Iwaki's wife
Iwaki's wife
Eiji Shima is Torajirō
Torajirō
Natsuki Asakawa is Hinokichi
河原崎長一郎 is Jinbei Iwaki
Jinbei Iwaki
小沢昭一 is Boatman