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Gate of Hell

7.119531h 26mMovieDramaHistoryRomance

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.

DirectorTeinosuke Kinugasa
WritersTeinosuke Kinugasa·Masaichi Nagata
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

KHKazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Moritō Endō
MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Lady Kesa
IYIsao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Wataru Watanabe
YKYataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Shigemori
KBKōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō
Rokurō
JTJun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Kogenta
KSKoreya Senda
Koreya Senda
Gen Kiyomori
MSMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Nobuyori
TITatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Yachūta
KUKenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Masanaka
GSGen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Saburōsuke
MAMichiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Mano

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