Film

The Gate of Youth

1975 · 3h 8m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Ken Tanaka

Keiko Takahashi

Shoichi Ozawa

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Susumu Fujita

Masumi Harukawa

Shinobu Otake

Tomohiro Tanabe

Rie Yamazaki

Toshie Kobayashi

Hyoemon Hirosawa

Jun Hamamura

Jūkei Fujioka

Takeshi Katō

Hisashi Igawa

• Kirio UrayamaWriter · Director
• Akira HayasakaWriter
• Hiroyuki ItsukiNovel
• Sanezumi FujimotoProducer
• Tokuko MiyakoProducer
• Hiroshi HaryuProducer
• Hiroshi MuraiDirector of Photography
• Riichirō ManabeOriginal Music Composer
• Nobuo OgawaEditor

Release date

February 15, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

3h 8m

Genres

Drama