Gateway to Glory

1969 2h 1m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

War

Synopsis

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A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura II
平田一郎
Ken Utsui
冈野大尉
Kōjirō Hongō
荒木中尉
Jun Fujimaki
前川大尉
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
山下六助
Eiko Azusa
地主家小姐明子
Sei Hiraizumi
森下下士
Sachiko Murase
平田房代

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Murayama
Writers: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Ryuzo Kikushima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mitsuo Murayama, shot by Akira Uehara. 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 Seitaro Omori. 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 Toyo Suzuki 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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Kichiemon Nakamura II and Ken Utsui and Kōjirō Hongō carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mitsuo Murayama directs. Akira Uehara behind the camera. Seitaro Omori scores. Toyo Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Mitsuo Murayama, shot by Akira Uehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toyo Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kichiemon Nakamura II and Ken Utsui and Kōjirō Hongō carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0202777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.