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Oct 30, 1953
86 min
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Gate of Hell (1953)

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.

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

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Gate of Hell (1953)

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Machiko Kyō

Isao Yamagata

Yataro Kurokawa

Kōtarō Bandō

Jun Tazaki

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Masao Shimizu