Gonza the Spearman
Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.
126 mins
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances 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.
Eiji Shima
Torajirō
Natsuki Asakawa
Hinokichi
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Theatre Play
Masatake Wakita
Producer
Masahiro Katō
Costume Design
Masayuki Motomochi
Producer
Sachiko Yamaji
Editor
Takeji Sano
Lighting Technician
Shotaro Yoshida
Sound Recordist
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Producer