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Gate of Flesh (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 119 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Hideo Gosha
- Starring
- Jinpachi Nezu, Ken Mitsuishi, Yoshimi Ashikawa, Rino Katase, Masaru Shiga, Tsunehiko Watase
In the burnt‑out ghetto of post‑World II Tokyo, a group of sex workers sell their bodies and pool one‑third of their earnings toward building a dancehall they call Paradise. They inhabit a bomb‑ravaged building yet face their precarious circumstances with the hard‑won resolve and camaraderie typical of their world.
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