Gate of Youth

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Gate of Youth (1981)

Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, Kinji Fukasaku

Drama · 2h 20m

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara Shigezo Ibuki Keiko Matsuzaka Tae Ibuki Koichi Sato Shisuke Ibuki Kaoru Sugita Orie Maki
H
Hitomi Kageyama Nenji Kobayashi Chota
T
Taiko Shinbashi Masae Maki Aoi Nakajima Kimiyo Hirai Junichi Ishida Hirano Takeshi Ōbayashi Sakae Umezu Kantarō Suga Ichimura

Crew

Director
Koreyoshi Kurahara, Kinji Fukasaku
Writer
Tatsuo Nogami
Novel
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Director of Photography
Tôru Nakajima, Hanjirō Nakazawa
Original Music Composer
Hako Yamasaki
Editor
Akira Suzuki

Details

Original title
青春の門
Release date
1981-01-15
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company