The Master Spearman

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.

Main Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

Takasada Tomita

Age : 73 | Popularity : 9%

Chikage Awashima

Sakon Murayama

Age : 87 | Popularity : 5%

Hiromi Hanazono

Umeme

Age : 83 | Popularity : 5%

Isao Yamagata

Mitsunari Ishida

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Kensaku Hara

Kazunobu Tomita

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Masao Oda

Kichibei

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Eitarō Ozawa

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Age : 79 | Popularity : 15%

Yataro Kurokawa

Age : 73 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Masato Ide
	Novel	Chogoro Kaionji
Directing	Director	Tomu Uchida
Production	Producer	Hiroshi Ookawa
Sound	Original Music Composer	Taichiro Kosugi
Art	Art Direction	Takatoshi Suzuki
Camera	Director of Photography	Motoya Washio
Department	Role	Name

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