Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell (1953)

30/10/1953
Drama, History, Romance
1h 26m

The most honored screen import in a decade!

Overview

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.

  • Teinosuke KinugasaDirector, Screenplay
  • Masaichi NagataScreenplay
  • Original Title

    地獄門

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • samurai
  • jealousy
  • husband wife relationship
  • buddhist
  • jidaigeki
  • bushido
  • 12th century

Top Billed Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

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