Gate of Hell
1953 · Movie · 88 min. · Japan
In 1350, during an attempted coup, one of the court's ladies in waiting disguises herself as the lord's wife, and a loyal samurai conveys her from the city. This diversion allows the royal family to escape. After the coup fails, the samurai asks his lord to let him marry the woman as his reward. The lord grants the request and then discovers she is already married to one of the ruling family's lieges. The samurai clings to his desire, importuning her to leave her husband, then challenging the husband to release her. Although the husband stays calm and she stays faithful, the samurai remains intemperate and stubborn, with tragic consequences.
Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa
Cast Machiko Kyô · Kazuo Hasegawa · Isao Yamagata · Yataro Kurokawa · Kotaro Bando · Jun Tazaki · Koreya Senda · Masao Shimizu
Soundtrack Yasushi Akutagawa
Screenplay Teinosuke Kinugasa · Masaichi Nagata · Kan Kikuchi
Cinematography Kohei Sugiyama
Original title Jigokumon (Gate of Hell)
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