The Master Spearman (1960)
Released:
1960-05-15
Duration:
1hr 39min
Genres:
Drama
Rating 5.2
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Toei Company
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 0.577 |
Directed By
Tomu Uchida
Crew
Director
Tomu Uchida
Tomu Uchida
Screenplay
Masato Ide
Masato Ide
Novel
Chogoro Kaionji
Chogoro Kaionji
Producer
Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Original Music Composer
Taichiro Kosugi
Taichiro Kosugi
Director of Photography
Motoya Washio
Motoya Washio
Art Direction
Takatoshi Suzuki
Takatoshi Suzuki
TOP CAST
Ryutaro Otomo
Takasada Tomita
Chikage Awashima
Sakon Murayama
Hiromi Hanazono
Umeme
Isao Yamagata
Mitsunari Ishida
Kensaku Hara
Kazunobu Tomita
Masao Oda
Kichibei
Eitarō Ozawa
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Chiezō Kataoka
Toshinaga Maeda