Itarō abandons his life as a hatamoto to become a yakuza.
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Kazuo Hasegawa
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Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gate of Hell
Michiyo Kogure
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Fujiko Yamamoto
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Tokiko Mita
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Kōtarō Bandō
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Gate of Hell
Yoshio Tabata
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Flowers on the Road
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Eijirō Yanagi
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
The Idiot
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
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Kunitaro Sawamura
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Gate of Hell
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Known for
Ugetsu
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Also in
Sansho the Bailiff
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Katsuhiko Tasaka Director · Kan Shimozawa Story Yukimasa Makita Cinematographer
First release January 3, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 伊太郎獅子
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Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
伊太郎獅子
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 1955
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