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Gate of Hell (1953)

Overview

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.
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Teinosuke Kinugasa profile
Teinosuke Kinugasa

Director

Masaichi Nagata profile
Masaichi Nagata

Screenplay

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa profile
Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō profile
Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata profile
Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa profile
Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō profile
Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki profile
Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda profile
Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu profile
Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro profile
Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura profile
Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

Gen Shimizu profile
Gen Shimizu

Saburōsuke

Michiko Araki profile
Michiko Araki

Mano

Kazuo Hasegawa profile
Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō profile
Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata profile
Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa profile
Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō profile
Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki profile
Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda profile
Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu profile
Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro profile
Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura profile
Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

Gen Shimizu profile
Gen Shimizu

Saburōsuke

Michiko Araki profile
Michiko Araki

Mano

Extra

Release Date

October 30, 1953

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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