Gate of Hell

1953 film by Teinosuke Kinugasa

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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.

Released: 1953-10-3086 minDir: Teinosuke KinugasaDrama, History, Romance

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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

Themes

samurai
jealousy
husband wife relationship
buddhist
jidaigeki
bushido
12th century

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

4,674 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Year: 1953
Runtime: 89 min
Genres: Drama, History
Rated: Not Rated
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 1 nomination total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Academy Honorary Award
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
Narrative location: Hiroshima Prefecture
Duration: 88
FilmAffinity ID: 446787
Distribution format: video on demand
Official website: www.films-sans-frontieres.fr/laportedelenfer
Image: Jigokumon poster.jpg

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publication date: 1954-12-10
title: 地獄門
distributed by: Netflix
review score: 93%
Commons category: Gate of Hell
aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio
capital cost: 41500000

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