Gate of Flesh

Dec 24, 1977

1h 37m

★ 4.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Maya

Reiko Kayama

Sen

Miyako Yamaguchi

Mino

Izumi Shima

Oroku

Tokuko Watanabe

Seiji Endō

Prostitute A

Rei Okamoto

Asai

Kenji Shiiya

Furuta

Akira Ōizumi

Farmer

Kenji Shimamura

Prostitute D

Maya Kudô

Prostitute C

Midori Mori

Horitome

Nakajirō Tomita

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