The Spear of Heroism (豪快千両槍) 62 years old

Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosuke won't change his mind then Suzue must be dealt with one way or another. When spearmaster, Fuwa Mondo, a Ronin and all around happy guy stumbles into the plot, things get a little hokey-pokey.

Credits

The Spear of Heroism Cast

Name Character
Ryuji Kita He was 56, 67 years old when he died
Kōtarō Satomi He was 24, now 87 years old
Jūshirō Konoe He was 47, 63 years old when he died
Yoshio Inaba He was 40, 77 years old when he died
Noriko Kitazawa She was 23, now 86 years old
Ryûzaburô Nakamura
Takamaru Sasaki He was 63, 88 years old when he died

The Spear of Heroism Crew

Name Department
Tatsuo Nogami as Screenplay. He was 33 (85) years old when He died Writing
Junji Kurata as Director. He was 31 (72) years old when He died Directing
The Spear of Heroism (62 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 17, 1961
  • Runtime: 84 minutes