🎬 Drama

Gate of Youth

⭐ 7.2/10 1981 2h 20m Dir. Kinji Fukasaku

About this movie

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.

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7.2/10 4 votes

Quick facts

Year
1981
Runtime
2h 20m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
4
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
JA

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Kinji Fukasaku 👤 Bunta Sugawara 👤 Keiko Matsuzaka 👤 Koichi Sato
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Gate of Youth has a runtime of 2h 20m (2 hours and 20 minutes).
Gate of Youth was directed by Kinji Fukasaku and released in 1981.
Gate of Youth is a Drama film (1981).
The cast of Gate of Youth includes Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koichi Sato, Kaoru Sugita, Hitomi Kageyama.
Gate of Youth has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 4 votes.

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