The Spear of Heroism (1961)
Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosuke won't change his mind then Suzue must be dealt with one way or another. When spearmaster, Fuwa Mondo, a Ronin and all around happy guy stumbles into the plot, things get a little hokey-pokey.
Director:
Junji Kurata
Writers:
Taketo Yasuda, Tatsuo Nogami.
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Jūshirō Konoe as |
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Noriko Kitazawa as |
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Atsuko Nakazato as |
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Yachiyo Ōtori as |
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Koinosuke Onoe as |
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Kichiya Bando as |
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Kinichi Hanabusa as |
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Ryūzaburō Nakamura as |
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Ryuji Kita as |
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Yoshio Inaba as |
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Takamaru Sasaki as |
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Kōtarō Satomi as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Shōtarō Hayashi as |
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Seiji Mōri as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Daisuke Awaji as |
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Hiroshi Hatano as |
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Yaoei Akechi as |
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Hideo Shimada as |
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Ryuji Kazuki as |
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Harumi Matsukaze as |
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Yuriko Mishima as |
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Katsuya Ishimaru as |
| Writing | Taketo Yasuda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tatsuo Nogami | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Kotaro Ueda | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Taro Taira | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Hiroshi Kakui | Art Direction |
| Editing | Kozo Horiike | Editor |
| Directing | Junji Kurata | Director |
| Camera | Osamu Furuya | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kuniteru Matsuno | Original Music Composer |