Gate of Hell
Sign in to save1953 film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Film · TMDB
7.1Japan, 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.
Released: 1953-10-3086 minDir: Teinosuke KinugasaDrama, History, Romance
Cast
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Moritō Endō
- Machiko Kyō as Lady Kesa
- Isao Yamagata as Wataru Watanabe
- Yataro Kurokawa as Shigemori
- Kōtarō Bandō as Rokurō
- Jun Tazaki as Kogenta
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.1/10
4,674 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key dates
- Published
- 10 December 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Screenwriter
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Cast member
- Kunitarō Sawamura
- Composer
- Yasushi Akutagawa
- Producer
- Masaichi Nagata
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Categories
1950s samurai films1953 drama films1953 films1953 Japanese films1953 Japanese-language filmsBest International Feature Film Academy Award winnersCultural depictions of Taira no KiyomoriDaiei Film filmsFilms awarded an Academy Honorary AwardFilms directed by Teinosuke KinugasaFilms produced by Masaichi NagataFilms scored by Yasushi Akutagawa