Onimasa

is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on the novel of Tomiko Miyao. It was Japan's submission to the 55th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast Tatsuya Nakadai as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa Masako Natsume as Matsue Kiryuin Shima Iwashita as Uta Kiryuin Tetsurō Tamba as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss Tatsuo Umemiya as Masaru Yamane Kaori Tagasugi as Hanako Kiryuin Akiko Kana as Tsuru Kōji Yakusho as Kondō Emi Shindō as Emiwaka, 2nd Mistress Akiko Nakamura as Botan, 3rd Mistress Mari Natsuki as Akio, Opponent's Mistress Seizō Fukumoto Masahiko Tanimura as Shirai Zenhichi Torahiko Hamada as DR.Katō Naoya Makoto as Gondō Ryōhei Uchida as Suenaga Mikio Narita as Tsujihara Eitaro Ozawa as Genichiro Tanabe Production Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art director Release Onimasa was distributed in the United States in October 1985 with English-subtitles.