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Gate of Youth
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
140 min
Release Date
1981-01-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
7.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Bunta Sugawara
Shigezo Ibuki
Keiko Matsuzaka
Tae Ibuki
Koichi Sato
Shisuke Ibuki
Kaoru Sugita
Orie Maki
Hitomi Kageyama
Nenji Kobayashi
Chota
Taiko Shinbashi
Masae Maki
Aoi Nakajima
Kimiyo Hirai
Junichi Ishida
Hirano
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Sakae Umezu
Kantarō Suga
Ichimura
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Masataka Iwao
Kazuo Katō
Owner
Shinji Kanai
Yoshiro Ichikawa
Saburo Tokito
Haruo
Kōji Hio
Manabu Morita
Keijirō Shiga
Tsunehiko Watase
Kanayama
Michimaro Otabe
Masaharu Arikawa
Sen Okaji
Isao Takanami
Satoru Nabe
Katsutoshi Akiyama
Masako Araki
Moeko Ezawa
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Hanezawa
Mizuho Suzuki
Narrator (voice)
Koji Tsuruta
Yabetora
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ryugoro Hanawa
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