Gate of Youth
1981, Japanese. Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara & Kinji Fukasaku.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Koreyoshi KuraharaDirector
- Kinji FukasakuDirector
- Bunta SugawaraShigezo Ibuki
- Keiko MatsuzakaTae Ibuki
- Koichi SatoShisuke Ibuki
- Kaoru SugitaOrie Maki
- Hitomi KageyamaCast
- Nenji KobayashiChota
- Taiko ShinbashiMasae Maki
- Aoi NakajimaKimiyo Hirai
- Junichi IshidaHirano
- Takeshi ŌbayashiCast
- Sakae UmezuCast
- Kantarō SugaIchimura
Details
- Released
- 15 January 1981
- Original title
- 青春の門
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tatsuo Nogami
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Gate of Youth runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Gate of Youth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 January 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Gate of Youth?
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Who directed Gate of Youth?
Gate of Youth (1981) was directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Kinji Fukasaku and stars Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koichi Sato.