Gate of Youth (1981)
2h 20m
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January 15, 1981Release Date
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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.
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The Gate of Youth (青春の門, Seishun no mon) is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and Koreyoshi Kurahara sequel of the film Seishun no mon Jiritsuhen was released in 1982.It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969–70. The same story inspired a 1975 film of the same name as well as three separate television productions in 1976-77 (TBS), 1991 (TV Tokyo), and 2005 (TBS).