Gate of Flesh (1988)
Overview
Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept the precarious situation with typical resolve.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.2317 |
Directed By
Hideo Gosha
Crew
Hideo Gosha
Kazuo Kasahara
Shigeru Okada
Isamu Ichida
Taijirō Tamura
Fujio Morita
Moshifumi Izumimori
Fujio Morita
Yoshiaki Masuda
Yoshinobu Nishioka
TOP CAST
Rino Katase
Kanto Komasa
Yūko Natori
Rakucho no Osumi
Jinpachi Nezu
Yoshio Hakamada
Miyuki Kanō
Borneo Maya
Kazuyo Matsui
Blood Sakura Ogin
Senri Yamazaki
Fuuten no Roku
Tsunehiko Watase
Shintaro Ibuki
Shinsuke Ashida
Tattoo artist
Naomi Hase
Mino Inui
Yoshimi Ashikawa
Mitsuyo Honjo
Chie Matsuoka
Baby
Mineko Nishikawa
Machiko Kikuma
Mach Fumiake
Big Mama Okyo
Tomoko Onozawa
Terry
Akira Shioji
Aoki
Masaru Shiga
Osako
Ken Mitsuishi
Sub
Tomomi Shiina
上海お時
Akiko Kume
新堀の愛子
勇家寛子
ガモスのお蝶
Dick Battlewarther
Robert
Claude Chiari
Captain Ford
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