Gate of Hell (Jigokumon)

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Directed by

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Starring (View all)

Kazuo Hasegawa
Morito Endô

Machiko Kyô
Kesa

Isao Yamagata
Wataru Watanabe

Yatarô Kurokawa
Shigemori

Kôtarô Bandô
Rokurô

Jun Tazaki
Kogenta

Koreya Senda
Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu
Nobuyori

Written by

Teinosuke Kinugasa
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2 years, 7 months ago at Sep 19 22:03

fernando

(OK) Action, ful spectacle, and, yes, there's petry in the unveiling of swords and cirmes in he beginning, in silent suffering of Machyko Kyo, in la amour fou of the hero...

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Description: In 1159, during an attempted coup, one of the court's ladies in waiting disguises herself as the lord's wife, and a loyal samurai conveys her from the city. This diversion allows the royal family to escape. After the coup fails, the samurai asks his lord to let him marry the woman as his reward. The lord grants the request and then discovers she is already married to one of the ruling family's lieges. The samurai clings to his desire, importuning her to leave her husband, then challenging the husband to release her. Although the husband stays calm and she stays faithful, the samurai remains intemperate and stubborn, with tragic ... (more)

Release date: 10 December 1954

Tags: Japan (2), Samurai (2), Drama (1), History (1), Romance (1), 1950s (1), 12th Century (1), Jidai Geki (1), East Asia (1), 86 Min. (1)

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