Gate of Youth (1981)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.962 |
Directed By
Kinji Fukasaku
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Crew
Akira Suzuki
Kinji Fukasaku
Tatsuo Nogami
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Tôru Nakajima
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Hanjirō Nakazawa
Hako Yamazaki
TOP CAST
Bunta Sugawara
Shigezo Ibuki
Keiko Matsuzaka
Tae Ibuki
Koichi Sato
Shisuke Ibuki
Kaoru Sugita
Orie Maki
Nenji Kobayashi
Chota
Taiko Shinbashi
Masae Maki
Aoi Nakajima
Kimiyo Hirai
Junichi Ishida
Hirano
Kantarō Suga
Ichimura
Kazuo Kato
Owner
Saburo Tokito
Haruo
Tsunehiko Watase
Kanayama
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Hanezawa
Mizuho Suzuki
Narrator (voice)
Koji Tsuruta
Yabetora
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ryugoro Hanawa