The Master Spearman (酒と女と槍) 64 years old

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.

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The Master Spearman Cast

Name Character
Eitaro Ozawa He was 51, 79 years old when he died as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Hiromi Hanazono She was 19, now 84 years old as Umeme
Fujio Suga He was 40, 78 years old when he died
Chiezō Kataoka He was 57, 80 years old when he died as Toshinaga Maeda
Eijirō Tōno He was 53, 87 years old when he died
Isao Yamagata He was 44, 80 years old when he died as Mitsunari Ishida
Hisao Toake He was 51, 77 years old when he died
Ryosuke Kagawa He was 63, 90 years old when he died
Shin Tokudaiji He was 49, 84 years old when he died
Chikage Awashima She was 36, 87 years old when she died as Sakon Murayama
Ryūtarō Ōtomo He was 48, 73 years old when he died as Takasada Tomita
Masao Oda He was 52, 65 years old when he died as Kichibei

The Master Spearman Crew

Name Department
Masato Ide as Screenplay. He was 40 (69) years old when He died Writing
Tomu Uchida as Director. He was 62 (72) years old when He died Directing
Hiroshi Ookawa as Producer. He was 63 (74) years old when He died Production
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The Master Spearman (64 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 15, 1960
  • Runtime: 99 minutes