Japan Synopsis
鑓の権三
“Straight to ruin! Victims of the law that binds them.”
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.
The 1985–1987 Japan Window
100 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Gonza the Spearman sits at position #39.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gonza the Spearman premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,263 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,003 of 1,933 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | hyogensha, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | January 15, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0091136 |