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Gate of Hell(Movie, 1953)

Original title: "地獄門" (Japanese/JA)
1h 26min | Genres: Drama, History, Romance / Love
Gate of HellRating: 3.6/5 (with 3333 votes)
Gate of Hell (地獄門, Jigokumon) is a 1953 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It tells the story of a samurai (Kazuo Hasegawa) who tries to marry a woman (Machiko Kyō) he rescues, only to discover that she is already married. Filmed using Eastmancolor, Gate of Hell was Daiei Film's first color film and the first Japanese color film to be released outside Japan. It was digitally restored in 2011 by the National Film Center of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Kadokawa Shoten Co., LTD. in cooperation with NHK. The film won a Special/Honorary Award at the 1954 Academy Awards for outstanding foreign language film and the grand prize award at the Cannes Film Festival in the same year. ()
Movie poster of Gate of Hell

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Awards & Nominations for Gate of Hell

Golden Leopard Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Honorary Award Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color

About Gate of Hell

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.

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GATE OF HELL Clip (Masters of Cinema)(Trailer, 5:31)

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/30/1953
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La puerta del infierno"
"Jigokumon"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:258879, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024