Gate of Flesh

1988 1h 59m JA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept the precarious situation with typical resolve.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rino Katase
Kanto Komasa
Yūko Natori
Rakucho no Osumi
Jinpachi Nezu
Yoshio Hakamada
Miyuki Kanō
Borneo Maya
Kazuyo Matsui
Blood Sakura Ogin
Senri Yamazaki
Fuuten no Roku
Tsunehiko Watase
Shintaro Ibuki
Shinsuke Ashida
Tattoo artist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Gosha
Writers: Kazuo Kasahara
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Gosha, shot by Fujio Morita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Moshifumi Izumimori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rino Katase and Yūko Natori and Jinpachi Nezu carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hideo Gosha directs. Fujio Morita behind the camera. Moshifumi Izumimori scores. Isamu Ichida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Directed by Hideo Gosha, shot by Fujio Morita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Moshifumi Izumimori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rino Katase and Yūko Natori and Jinpachi Nezu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0202500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.