Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell

The most honored screen import in a decade!

1953•1h 26m•7.1/10

DramaHistoryRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(93)

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Saburōsuke

Michiko Araki

Michiko Araki

Mano

Yoshie Minami

Yoshie Minami

Tone

Kikue Mōri

Sawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Yasutada

Shinobu Araki

Iesada

Kunitaro Sawamura

Moritada

Kanji Koshiba

Munemori

Fujio Harumoto

Fujio Harumoto

Kanefusa

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Kakisuke

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