Summary The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers. View more details
Directed : Masahiro Shinoda
Written : Monzaemon Chikamatsu Taeko Tomioka
Stars : Shima Iwashita Shohei Hino Hiromi Gô Misako Tanaka
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 14, 1986
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Shochiku Hyôgen-sha
Summary The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 14, 1986
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Shochiku Hyôgen-sha
