Gate of Flesh (1977)

  • NR
  • 12/24/1977 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 37m

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.

Taijirō Tamura

Novel

Shōgorō Nishimura

Director

Yōzō Tanaka

Screenplay

Cast

Reiko Kayama's headshot

Reiko Kayama

Maya
Miyako Yamaguchi's headshot

Miyako Yamaguchi

Sen
Izumi Shima's headshot

Izumi Shima

Mino
Tokuko Watanabe's headshot

Tokuko Watanabe

Oroku
Seiji Endō's headshot

Seiji Endō

Rei Okamoto's headshot

Rei Okamoto

Prostitute A
Kenji Shiiya's headshot

Kenji Shiiya

Asai
Akira Ōizumi's headshot

Akira Ōizumi

Furuta

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