Movie Description
青春の門
(1981)Overview
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kinji Fukasaku,Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Writer : Tatsuo Nogami
- Editor : Akira Suzuki
- Cast : Bunta Sugawara,Keiko Matsuzaka,Koichi Sato,Kaoru Sugita,Hitomi Kageyama,Nenji Kobayashi,Taiko Shinbashi,Aoi Nakajima,Junichi Ishida,Takeshi Ōbayashi,Sakae Umezu,Kantarō Suga,Kikuo Kaneuchi,Masataka Iwao,Kazuo Katō,Shinji Kanai,Yoshiro Ichikawa,Saburo Tokito,Takashi Hio,Manabu Morita,Keijirō Shiga,Tsunehiko Watase,Michimaro Otabe,Masaharu Arikawa,Sen Okaji,Isao Takanami,Satoru Nabe,Katsutoshi Akiyama,Masako Araki,Moeko Ezawa,Ryūnosuke Kaneda,Mizuho Suzuki,Koji Tsuruta,Tomisaburō Wakayama
Cast
Shigezo Ibuki
Tae Ibuki
Shisuke Ibuki
Orie Maki
Chota
Masae Maki
Kimiyo Hirai
Hirano
Ichimura
Owner
Haruo
Kanayama
Hanezawa
Narrator (voice)
Yabetora
Ryugoro Hanawa
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Facts
Original Title青春の門
Status Released
Release Information
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1981-01-15
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 20m
Production CompaniesToei Company
Genres
- Drama
