Gate of Youth
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.
Cast
Bunta Sugawara
as Shigezo Ibuki
Keiko Matsuzaka
as Tae Ibuki
Koichi Sato
as Shisuke Ibuki
Kaoru Sugita
as Orie Maki
Hitomi Kageyama
as
Nenji Kobayashi
as Chota
Taiko Shinbashi
as Masae Maki
Aoi Nakajima
as Kimiyo Hirai
Junichi Ishida
as Hirano
Takeshi Ōbayashi
as
