Gonza the Spearman (鑓の権三) 38 years old

Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.

Gonza the Spearman

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 Bannojo 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, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.

Credits

Gonza the Spearman Cast

Name Character
Hideji Ōtaki He was 60, 87 years old when he died as Iwaki
Kuniko Miyake She was 69, 76 years old when she died as Iwaki's wife
Shima Iwashita She was 45, now 83 years old as Osai
Shôhei Hino as Hannojo
Naoto Takenaka He was 29, now 68 years old as Fumiemon
Haruko Kato She was 63, now 101 years old as Oyuki's nanny
Kaori Mizushima She was 21, now 59 years old as Okiku

Gonza the Spearman Crew

Name Department
Toru Takemitsu as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (65) years old when He died Sound
Kazuo Miyagawa as Director of Photography. He was 77 (90) years old when He died Camera
Taeko Tomioka as Writer. She was 50 (now 88) years old Writing
Monzaemon Chikamatsu as Writer. Writing
Kiyoshi Awazu as Art Direction. He was 56 (80) years old when He died Art
Masahiro Shinoda as Director. He was 54 (now 93) years old Directing
Gonza the Spearman poster
Gonza the Spearman (38 years)

Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 15, 1986
  • Runtime: 126 minutes