Gonza the Spearman
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is a 1986 Japanese drama film
directed by Masahiro Shinoda
. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Masahiro Shinoda
is a Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.-Career:...
. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
36th Berlin International Film Festival
-Jury:* Gina Lollobrigida * Rudi Fehr* Lindsay Anderson* August Coppola* Werner Grassmann* Otar Iosseliani* Norbert Kückelmann* Francoise Maupin* Rosaura Revueltas* Naoki Togawa* Jerzy Toeplitz-Films in competition:...
, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.
Cast
- Haruko Kato as Oyuki's nanny
- Hideji ÔtakiHideji Ōtakiis a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Hochi Film Award for Brother and Sister, Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare and Fumō Chitai.-Filmography:*Brother and Sister *Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare...
as Iwaki - Kuniko Miyake as Iwaki's wife
- Choichiro Kawarazaki as Jinbei
- Naoto TakenakaNaoto Takenakais a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi.-Director:*Munō no Hito *119...
as Fumiemon - Jun Hamamura
- Shoichi Ozawa
- Hiromi GôHiromi Gois a Japanese singer, part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. His real name is .In the 1970s, he was called "New Big Three" with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo. He belonged to Johnny & Associates, but later left the agency...
as Gonza Sasano - Shôhei Hino as Hannojo
- Shima Iwashita as Osai
- Kaori Mizushima as Okiku
- Misako TanakaMisako Tanaka, née is a Japanese actress. Tanaka was born in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:# ダイアモンドは傷つかない # 丑三つの村 # The Horizon # Gonza the Spearman...
as Oyuki