Release Date
15 May, 1960
Runtime
01:39: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
酒と女と槍
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Actors
大友柳太朗
淡島千景
花園ひろみ
山形勲
原健策
織田政雄
小沢栄太郎
黒川弥太郎
片岡千恵蔵
香川良介
片岡栄二郎
尾上華丈
須賀不二男
十朱久雄
徳大寺伸
東野英治郎
Crew
内田吐夢
