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Gate of Hell

1953

86 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa headshot

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō headshot

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata headshot

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa headshot

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō headshot

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki headshot

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda headshot

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu headshot

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro headshot

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura headshot

Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

Gen Shimizu headshot

Gen Shimizu

Saburōsuke

Michiko Araki headshot

Michiko Araki

Mano

Yoshie Minami headshot

Yoshie Minami

Tone

Kikue Mōri headshot

Kikue Mōri

Sawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa headshot

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Yasutada

Shinobu Araki headshot

Shinobu Araki

Iesada

Kunitaro Sawamura headshot

Kunitaro Sawamura

Moritada

Kanji Koshiba headshot

Kanji Koshiba

Munemori

Fujio Harumoto headshot

Fujio Harumoto

Kanefusa

Taiji Tonoyama headshot

Taiji Tonoyama

Kakisuke

Hiroshi Mizuno headshot

Hiroshi Mizuno

Otoami

Shōzō Nanbu headshot

Shōzō Nanbu

Sadafusa

Shintarō Nanjō headshot

Shintarō Nanjō

Tanenari

Toshiaki Konoe headshot

Toshiaki Konoe

Masazumi

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka headshot

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Sadachika

Seishirō Hara headshot

Seishirō Hara

Mitsusada

Saburo Date headshot

Saburo Date

Tomoyuki

Yukio Horikita headshot

Yukio Horikita

Heita

Takaji Fukui headshot

Takaji Fukui

Naganobu

Fumihiko Yokoyama headshot

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Giheiji

Akira Shimizu headshot

Akira Shimizu

Yoshiharu

Tōgo Ōnami headshot

Tōgo Ōnami

Tadatsuna

Ikkei Tamaki headshot

Ikkei Tamaki

Nariie

Masayoshi Kikuno headshot

Masayoshi Kikuno

Yoshitomo

Jun Fujikawa headshot

Jun Fujikawa

Tsunetsugu

Tadashi Iwata headshot

Tadashi Iwata

Takahira

Kiyoshi Takikawa headshot

Kiyoshi Takikawa

Tomomori

Toshio Chiba headshot

Toshio Chiba

Michizane

Tokio Oki headshot

Tokio Oki

Tadamitsu

Eiichi Kusumoto headshot

Eiichi Kusumoto

Koreaki

Eigorō Onoe headshot

Eigorō Onoe

Kunitsune

Hajime Koshikawa headshot

Hajime Koshikawa

Cowboy

Hachiro Okuni headshot

Hachiro Okuni

Low-Rank Man

Hiroshi Ueda headshot

Hiroshi Ueda

Oil Salesman

Tominosuke Hayama headshot

Tominosuke Hayama

Peddler

Sumao Ishihara headshot

Sumao Ishihara

Pot Salesman

Omenosuke Ichikawa headshot

Omenosuke Ichikawa

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