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Gate of Youth

7.3
15 January 1981 · Drama · 140 mins

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.

  • Bunta Sugawara
    Bunta Sugawara
    Shigezo Ibuki
  • Keiko Matsuzaka
    Keiko Matsuzaka
    Tae Ibuki
  • Koichi Sato
    Koichi Sato
    Shisuke Ibuki
  • Kaoru Sugita
    Kaoru Sugita
    Orie Maki
  • Nenji Kobayashi
    Nenji Kobayashi
    Chota
  • Aoi Nakajima
    Aoi Nakajima
    Kimiyo Hirai
  • Junichi Ishida
    Junichi Ishida
    Hirano
  • Takeshi Ōbayashi
    Takeshi Ōbayashi
  • Sakae Umezu
    Sakae Umezu
  • Kantarō Suga
    Kantarō Suga
    Ichimura

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