Gate of Hell (1953)
Original title: 地獄門
Gate of Hell is a 1953 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, with a running time of 1h 26m. It stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyō and Isao Yamagata.
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.
Where to watch Gate of Hell
Stream: Criterion Channel
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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
- Koreya Senda as Gen Kiyomori
- Masao Shimizu as Nobuyori
- Tatsuya Ishiguro as Yachūta
- Kenjiro Uemura as Masanaka
- Gen Shimizu as Saburōsuke
- Michiko Araki as Mano