Gate of Hell

Oct 30, 1953

1h 26m

★ 7.1

The most honored screen import in a decade!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Gate of Hell Trailers

Cast

Moritō Endō

Kazuo Hasegawa

Lady Kesa

Machiko Kyō

Wataru Watanabe

Isao Yamagata

Shigemori

Yataro Kurokawa

Rokurō

Kōtarō Bandō

Kogenta

Jun Tazaki

Gen Kiyomori

Koreya Senda

Nobuyori

Masao Shimizu

Yachūta

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Masanaka

Kenjiro Uemura

Saburōsuke

Gen Shimizu

Mano

Michiko Araki

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