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Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1977•1h 37m•4.5/10
Drama

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4.5/10(4)

The background is Yuraku-cho in Tokyo and the film shows how desperately the women, who had led sheltered lives before the war, struggled to keep alive and the innate strength of post-war women.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Reiko Kayama

Reiko Kayama

Maya

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Sen

Izumi Shima

Izumi Shima

Mino

Tokuko Watanabe

Tokuko Watanabe

Oroku

Seiji Endō

Rei Okamoto

Rei Okamoto

Prostitute A

Kenji Shiiya

Asai

Akira Ōizumi

Akira Ōizumi

Furuta

Kenji Shimamura

Farmer

Maya Kudô

Prostitute D

Midori Mori

Prostitute C

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Horitome

Akira Hanagami

Misumi

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Nagai

Akira Takahashi

Akira Takahashi

Rich Man

Junko Miyashita

Junko Miyashita

Machiko Kikuma

Asami Morikawa

Prostitute B

Mikiko Sakai

Mikiko Sakai

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Tadayuki Kitagami

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