Gonza the Spearman

Romeo and Juliet, but with ritual suicide. A samurai is goaded into a compromising situation with a married woman, and honor demands satisfaction. Shinoda's late-period color work has a painterly stillness.

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Masahiro Shinoda directed Gonza the Spearman in 1986. See Masahiro Shinoda's full filmography, where to start with Masahiro Shinoda, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masahiro Shinoda.

Gonza the Spearman was released in 1986 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 126 minutes.