Gate of Youth (1981)
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.
| Movie ID | 140945 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Kinji Fukasaku, Koreyoshi Kurahara |
| Main cast | Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koichi Sato, Kaoru Sugita, Hitomi Kageyama, Nenji Kobayashi, Taiko Shinbashi, Aoi Nakajima |
| Release date | 15 January 1981 |
| Release year | 1981 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Duration | 140 min (2h 20m) |
| Rating | 7.2 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Toei Company |
Director: Kinji Fukasaku, Koreyoshi Kurahara
Writers: Tatsuo Nogami
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Top cast
Bunta SugawaraShigezo Ibuki
Keiko MatsuzakaTae Ibuki
Koichi SatoShisuke Ibuki
Kaoru SugitaOrie Maki
Hitomi Kageyama
Nenji KobayashiChota
Taiko ShinbashiMasae Maki
Aoi NakajimaKimiyo Hirai
Junichi IshidaHirano
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Sakae Umezu
Kantarō SugaIchimura
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Masataka Iwao
Kazuo KatōOwner
Shinji Kanai
Yoshiro Ichikawa
Saburo TokitoHaruo
Takashi Hio
Manabu Morita
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