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Information
- A.k.a.
- Gate of Hell
- Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 89 min.
- Director
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, History
- Rating *
- 7.2
- Votes *
- 884
- Checks
- 1,157
- Favs
- 53
- Dislikes
- 8
- Favs/checks
- 4.6% (1:22)
- Favs/dislikes
- 7:1
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ClassicLady
As with most Japanese movies, it moves rather slow for me in the beginning, However when it gets into the actual love story, it captured my attention and I was entranced. Very good cinematography and vivid colors. I'd watch it again. 10 years 2 months ago
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This movie ranks #2 in Galloway's Samurai Film Handbook & Companion
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This movie ranks #7 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film
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This movie ranks #7 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film Nominees
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This movie ranks #10 in Locarno Film Festival - Golden Leopard
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This movie ranks #19 in Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
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This movie ranks #105 in Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide
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This movie ranks #172 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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This movie ranks #312 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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This movie ranks #774 in The Criterion Collection
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