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.
Key facts
Original language
Japanese
Production companies
Shochiku
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Festival History
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 generic
- L'Étrange Festival 2022 - Retrospective Masahiro Shinoda
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Awards of the Japanese Academy 1987 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1986 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Gonza le lancier | |
| Alternate title | Gonza the Spearman |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
