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The Gate of Youth (1975)
Directed by Kirio Urayama
Drama · 3h 08m
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father 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 kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.
Cast
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Ken Tanaka
Keiko Takahashi
Shoichi Ozawa
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Susumu Fujita
Masumi Harukawa
Shinobu Otake
Crew
- Director
- Kirio Urayama
- Writer
- Akira Hayasaka, Kirio Urayama
- Novel
- Hiroyuki Itsuki
- Director of Photography
- Hiroshi Murai
- Original Music Composer
- Riichirō Manabe
- Editor
- Nobuo Ogawa
- Producer
- Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tokuko Miyako, Hiroshi Haryu
Details
- Original title
- 青春の門
- Release date
- 1975-02-15
- Runtime
- 3h 08m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toho Pictures