Gate of Youth (1981)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Bunta Sugawara

Shigezo Ibuki

Keiko Matsuzaka

Tae Ibuki

Koichi Sato

Shisuke Ibuki

Kaoru Sugita

Orie Maki

Hitomi Kageyama

Nenji Kobayashi

Chota

Taiko Shinbashi

Masae Maki

Aoi Nakajima

Kimiyo Hirai

Junichi Ishida

Hirano

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Sakae Umezu

Kantarō Suga

Ichimura

Director & Crew

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