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19531h 26mJapanese

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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DirectorTeinosuke Kinugasa

Keywords

samuraijealousyhusband wife relationshipbuddhistjidaigekibushido12th century

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa as Moritō Endō

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō as Lady Kesa

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata as Wataru Watanabe

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa as Shigemori

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō as Rokurō

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki as Kogenta

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda as Gen Kiyomori

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu as Nobuyori

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro as Yachūta

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura as Masanaka

Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka