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Gonza the Spearman
“Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.”
70%
Movie
2h 6m
AI Analysis
Gonza the Spearman (1986) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Gonza the Spearman (1986) — a movie tagged as Drama with emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 da… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~126 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Gonza the Spearman 70% (17 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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70%
from 17 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1986-01-15
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 102146
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What is Gonza the Spearman about?
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 t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Gonza the Spearman?
The official runtime for Gonza the Spearman is approximately 126 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Hiromi Go
Gonza Sasano

Shōhei Hino
Bannojō Kawazura

Misako Tanaka
Oyuki

Hideji Ōtaki
Chūtabei Iwaki

Takashi Tsumura
Ichinoshin Asaka

Haruko Katō
Oyuki's nanny

Kuniko Miyake
Iwaki's wife
- E
Eiji Shima
Torajirō
- N
Natsuki Asakawa
Hinokichi

Kaori Mizushima
Okiku

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Jinbei Iwaki

Shoichi Ozawa
Boatman

Shima Iwashita
Osai

Naoto Takenaka
Fumiemon

Mansaku Fuwa
- D
Daikei Shimizu
- T
Tomoko Jinbo

Jun Hamamura
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