Gate of Youth

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Release date: January 15, 1981
Duration: 140 minutes
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Overview

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, 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 friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.

Starring

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Bunta Sugawara
Shigezo Ibuki
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Keiko Matsuzaka
Tae Ibuki
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Koichi Sato
Shisuke Ibuki
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Kaoru Sugita
Orie Maki