Gate of Hell (1953)
1953 · Feature film · 89 min · dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa
The most honored screen import in a decade!
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Writer
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Composer
- Yasushi Akutagawa
- Cinematography
- Kōhei Sugiyama
- Studio
- Daiei Film
- Released
- 1953-10-30
- Original title
- 地獄門
- Running time
- 89 minutes
Cast & crew
Teinosuke Kinugasa Director
Masao Shimizu- Kunitarō Sawamura
Koreya Senda
Yatarō Kurokawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Isao Yamagata
Kazuo Hasegawa
Jun Tazaki
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Japan · Tabs2024 · 2024-08-07
Some of the best movies I’ve seen were made in Japan through the 50’s-70’s. Shintaro Katsu was an incredibly talented man. He was the Terrence Hill of Japan.
