Drama

The Master Spearman

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This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.

Release Date : 1960-05-15

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Toei Company

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : A Man's Ambition

Cast

Character Name : Takasada Tomita

Original Name : 大友柳太朗

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sakon Murayama

Original Name : 淡島千景

Gender : Female

Character Name : Umeme

Original Name : 花園ひろみ

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mitsunari Ishida

Original Name : 山形勲

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kazunobu Tomita

Original Name : 原健策

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kichibei

Original Name : 織田政雄

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ieyasu Tokugawa

Original Name : 小沢栄太郎

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 黒川弥太郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toshinaga Maeda

Original Name : 片岡千恵蔵

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 香川良介

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 片岡栄二郎

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 尾上華丈

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 須賀不二男

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 高松錦之助

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 十朱久雄

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 徳大寺伸

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 東野英治郎

Gender : Male

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