Gate of Youth (1981)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1981-01-15
Runtime: 140 minutes
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
Top Cast
- Bunta Sugawara as Shigezo Ibuki
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Tae Ibuki
- Koichi Sato as Shisuke Ibuki
- Kaoru Sugita as Orie Maki
- Hitomi Kageyama as
- Nenji Kobayashi as Chota
- Taiko Shinbashi as Masae Maki
- Aoi Nakajima as Kimiyo Hirai
- Junichi Ishida as Hirano
- Takeshi Ōbayashi as
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