Gate of Youth

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, 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 friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.

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  Bunta Sugawara

  Shigezo Ibuki
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  Keiko Matsuzaka

  Tae Ibuki
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  Koichi Sato

  Shisuke Ibuki
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  Kaoru Sugita

  Orie Maki
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  Nenji Kobayashi

  Chota
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  Aoi Nakajima

  Kimiyo Hirai
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  Junichi Ishida

  Hirano
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  Takeshi Ōbayashi
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  Sakae Umezu
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  Kantarō Suga

  Ichimura