CinemaOSMovie · 1953 · 1h 26m

Gate of Hell

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Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

Directed byTeinosuke Kinugasa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
JA
Released
October 30, 1953
Studios
Daiei Film

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10 credited
Starring
Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

Creative team
Directed by
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Written by
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Produced by
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata

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