Gonza the Spearman

Name: Gonza the Spearman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 7

1986 · 126 min

Drama

★ 7.0

Criterion

During the peaceful Tokugawa period, handsome samurai Gonza becomes entangled in a tragic love triangle and a web of deceit while trying to advance his social standing through the tea ceremony.

Crew

Director Masahiro Shinoda
Screenplay Taeko Tomioka
Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa

Cast

Hiromi Go
Gonza Sasano
Shōhei Hino
Bannojō Kawazura
Misako Tanaka
Oyuki
Hideji Ōtaki
Chūtabei Iwaki
Takashi Tsumura
Ichinoshin Asaka
Haruko Katō
Oyuki's nanny
Kuniko Miyake
Iwaki's wife
E
Eiji Shima
Torajirō
N
Natsuki Asakawa
Hinokichi
Kaori Mizushima
Okiku
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Jinbei Iwaki
Shoichi Ozawa
Boatman

Crew

Director — Masahiro Shinoda
Screenplay — Taeko Tomioka
Director of Photography — Kazuo Miyagawa

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