Gate of Youth

    Gate of Youth
    1981

    Synopsis

    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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      Cast

      • Bunta SugawaraShigezo Ibuki
      • Keiko MatsuzakaTae Ibuki
      • Koichi SatoShisuke Ibuki
      • Kaoru SugitaOrie Maki
      • Hitomi Kageyama
      • Nenji KobayashiChota
      • Taiko ShinbashiMasae Maki
      • Aoi NakajimaKimiyo Hirai
      • Junichi IshidaHirano
      • Takeshi Ōbayashi

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