Gate of Youth

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.

Main Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Shigezo Ibuki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 46%

Keiko Matsuzaka

Tae Ibuki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 63%

Koichi Sato

Shisuke Ibuki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 36%

Kaoru Sugita

Orie Maki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Hitomi Kageyama

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Nenji Kobayashi

Chota

Age : N/A | Popularity : 44%

Taiko Shinbashi

Masae Maki

Age : 80 | Popularity : 2%

Aoi Nakajima

Kimiyo Hirai

Age : N/A | Popularity : 48%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Tatsuo Nogami
	Novel	Hiroyuki Itsuki
Directing	Director	Kinji Fukasaku Koreyoshi Kurahara
Camera	Director of Photography	Hanjirō Nakazawa Tôru Nakajima
Sound	Original Music Composer	Hako Yamazaki
Editing	Editor	Akira Suzuki
Department	Role	Name

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