Gate of Flesh

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Gate of Flesh

1977

1h 37m

5.8(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

The background is Yuraku-cho in Tokyo and the film shows how desperately the women, who had led sheltered lives before the war, struggled to keep alive and the innate strength of post-war women.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Reiko Kayama

Maya

Miyako Yamaguchi

Sen

Izumi Shima

Mino

Tokuko Watanabe

Oroku

Seiji Endō

Rei Okamoto

Prostitute A

Kenji Shiiya

Asai

Akira Ōizumi

Furuta

Kenji Shimamura

Farmer

Maya Kudô

Prostitute D

Creative team

Directed by: Shōgorō Nishimura
Written by: Yōzō Tanaka
Produced by: Akira Miura

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