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Gate of Youth (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 140 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Kinji Fukasaku, Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Starring
- Masako Araki, Moeko Ezawa, Mizuho Suzuki, Keiko Matsuzaka, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Nenji Kobayashi
Shinsuke grows up in a harsh mining town, his life ruled by the coal pits. After his father, a mine foreman, dies using dynamite to rescue trapped Korean miners, Shinsuke and his mother struggle to survive. Older men, including a Harley yakuza boss, offer support as the film weaves drama, romance and sex. Based on Hiroyuki Itsuki’s 1969‑70 story.
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