Gate of Hell (1953)

7.1/10 86 min Drama History Romance

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.

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Moritō Endō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Kesa

Isao Yamagata

Wataru Watanabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Shigemori

Kōtarō Bandō

Rokurō

Jun Tazaki

Kogenta

Koreya Senda

Gen Kiyomori

Masao Shimizu

Nobuyori

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yachūta

Kenjiro Uemura

Masanaka

Gen Shimizu

Saburōsuke

Michiko Araki

Mano

Yoshie Minami

Tone

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Yasutada

Kanji Koshiba

Munemori

Fujio Harumoto

Kanefusa

Taiji Tonoyama

Kakisuke

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