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Gate of Hell is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa released in USA on 10 december 1954 with Kazuo Hasegawa

Gate of Hell (1953)

Jigokumon

Gate of Hell
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Released in USA 10 december 1954
Length 1h29
Directed by
OriginJapon
Genres Drama,    Historical,    Romance
Rating70% 3.547833.547833.547833.547833.54783

Gate of Hell (地獄門, Jigokumon) is a 1953 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It tells the story of a samurai (Kazuo Hasegawa) who tries to marry a woman (Machiko Kyō) he rescues, only to discover that she is already married to someone else. Filmed using Eastmancolor film, Gate of Hell was both Daiei Film's first color film and the first Japanese color film to be released outside Japan.

Synopsis

During a rebellion in 1159 the samurai Morito desires the lady-in-waiting Kesa but she's already married to Wataru. Morito decides to get rid of his rival. He makes Kesa explain to him how he can kill her husband while he sleeps. Kesa provides very precise instructions, yet when Morito follows through on her plan it is Kesa herself who gets killed. Morito understands that Kesa has sacrificed herself because she was determined to save Waturu's life and her honour.

Actors

Kazuo Hasegawa

(Moritō Endō)Machiko Kyō

(Lady Kesa)Isao Yamagata

(Wataru Watanabe)Yatarō Kurokawa

(Shigemori)Koreya Senda

(Gen Kiyomori)
And :
Masao Shimizu
Ryosuke Kagawa
Kunitarō Sawamura
Taiji Tonoyama
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