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Gate of Hell

The most honored screen import in a decade!

7.1/ 1019531h 26m

DramaHistoryRomance

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.

Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori