Gate of Hell
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Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
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Cast
47 people
Kazuo Hasegawa
Moritō Endō
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
An Actor's Revenge
Machiko Kyō
Lady Kesa
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Isao Yamagata
Wataru Watanabe
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Samurai Rebellion
Yataro Kurokawa
Shigemori
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Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Kōtarō Bandō
Rokurō
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Utamaro and His Five Women
The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
Jun Tazaki
Kogenta
Known for
High and Low
Destroy All Monsters
Koreya Senda
Gen Kiyomori
Known for
Battle in Outer Space
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Masao Shimizu
Nobuyori
Known for
Godzilla Raids Again
Sanjuro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Yachūta
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Fires on the Plain
Kenjiro Uemura
Masanaka
Known for
The Quiet Duel
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Gen Shimizu
Saburōsuke
Known for
Throne of Blood
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Michiko Araki
Mano
Also in
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Teinosuke Kinugasa Director · Masaichi Nagata Screenplay Kan Kikuchi Author
United States release December 10, 1954 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
地獄門
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 30, 1953
Theatrical
United States · December 10, 1954
Theatrical
Netherlands
December 3, 2012 · Digital
Spain
May 9, 1955 · Theatrical · Madrid
XC
January 25, 1957 · Theatrical
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