Synopsis:
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 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.
Directed by: | Masahiro Shinoda |
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Written by: | Taeko Tomioka |
Release date: | 1986-01-15 |
Runtime: | 126 minutes |
Tagline: | Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them. |
Cast:
Hiromi Go
Gonza Sasano
Gonza Sasano
Shōhei Hino
Bannojō Kawazura
Bannojō Kawazura
Misako Tanaka
Oyuki
Oyuki
Hideji Ōtaki
Chūtabei Iwaki
Chūtabei Iwaki
Takashi Tsumura
Ichinoshin Asaka
Ichinoshin Asaka
Haruko Katō
Oyuki's nanny
Oyuki's nanny
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Also known as:
- Gonza the Spearman