Gate of Youth

Gate of Youth

140 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1981

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.

Gate of Youth

140 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1981

Gate of Youth
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.
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 青春の門
Directors Koreyoshi Kurahara, Kinji Fukasaku
Writers Hiroyuki Itsuki, Tatsuo Nogami

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

as Shigezo Ibuki

Keiko Matsuzaka

as Tae Ibuki

Koichi Sato

as Shisuke Ibuki

Kaoru Sugita

as Orie Maki

Nenji Kobayashi

as Chota

Taiko Shinbashi

as Masae Maki

Aoi Nakajima

as Kimiyo Hirai

Junichi Ishida

as Hirano

Kantarô Suga

as Ichimura

Kazuo Katô

as Owner

Saburo Tokito

as Haruo

Tsunehiko Watase

as Kanayama

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

as Hanezawa

Mizuho Suzuki

as Narrator (voice)

Koji Tsuruta

as Yabetora

Tomisaburō Wakayama

as Ryugoro Hanawa