Gate of Youth
1981 · 140 min
Drama
★ 7.2Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Kinji Fukasaku
- Director Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Writer Tatsuo Nogami
- Director of Photography Tôru Nakajima
- Director of Photography Hanjirō Nakazawa
Cast
Crew
- Director — Kinji Fukasaku
- Director — Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Writer — Tatsuo Nogami
- Director of Photography — Tôru Nakajima
- Director of Photography — Hanjirō Nakazawa
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