Gate of Youth
6.5
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.
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Cast
43 people
Bunta Sugawara
Shigezo Ibuki
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Keiko Matsuzaka
Tae Ibuki
Known for
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Kinji Fukasaku
Hanjirô Nakazawa
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Koichi Sato
Shisuke Ibuki
Known for
Sukiyaki Western Django
The Spiral
Tatsuo Nogami
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Hako Yamazaki
Kaoru Sugita
Orie Maki
Known for
Dead or Alive
Tôru Nakajima
Hitomi Kageyama
Also in
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition
Kinji Fukasaku Director · Koreyoshi Kurahara Director Tatsuo Nogami Writer
United States release April 2, 1982 · Produced in Japan · Original title 青春の門
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
青春の門
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 15, 1981
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 1982
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