The Gate of Youth (1975)

Summary

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father 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 kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.

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Cast
Crew

Sayuri Yoshinaga

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Ken Tanaka

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Keiko Takahashi

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Shoichi Ozawa

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Chōichirō Kawarasaki

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Susumu Fujita

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Masumi Harukawa

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Shinobu Otake

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Tomohiro Tanabe

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Rie Yamazaki

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Toshie Kobayashi

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Hyoemon Hirosawa

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Jun Hamamura

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Jūkei Fujioka

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Takeshi Katō

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Hisashi Igawa

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Takuya Fujioka

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Tatsuya Nakadai

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Akira Kobayashi

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Directing	Kirio Urayama	Director
Writing	Akira Hayasaka	Writer
Writing	Kirio Urayama	Writer
Writing	Hiroyuki Itsuki	Novel
Production	Sanezumi Fujimoto	Producer
Production	Tokuko Miyako	Producer
Production	Hiroshi Haryu	Producer
Sound	Riichirō Manabe	Original Music Composer
Camera	Hiroshi Murai	Director of Photography
Editing	Nobuo Ogawa	Editor