Gonza the Spearman
7.0
“Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.”
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.
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Hiromi Go
Gonza Sasano
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Masahiro Shinoda Director · Taeko Tomioka Screenplay Monzaemon Chikamatsu Author
First release January 15, 1986 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku, Hyôgen-sha
Production
hyogensha
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Shochiku
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Hyôgen-sha
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Japan
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Original title
鑓の権三
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 15, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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