The Master Spearman 1960
The Master Spearman
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Takasada Tomita
... Sakon Murayama
... Umeme
... Mitsunari Ishida
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Kensaku Hara... Kazunobu Tomita
... Kichibei
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Release Date:
May 15, 1960 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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The Master Spearman - The Master Spearman
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... Takasada Tomita
... Sakon Murayama
... Umeme
... Mitsunari Ishida
KH
Kensaku Hara... Kazunobu Tomita
... Kichibei
... Ieyasu Tokugawa
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... Toshinaga Maeda
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