The Gate of Youth
青春の門
The Gate of Youth FMovies. Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father 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 kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Ken Tanaka, Keiko Takahashi, Shoichi Ozawa, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Susumu Fujita, Masumi Harukawa, Shinobu Ôtake, Tomohiro Tanabe, Rie Yamazaki, Toshie Kobayashi, Hyoemon Hirosawa, Jun Hamamura, Jūkei Fujioka, Takeshi Katō, Hisashi Igawa, Takuya Fujioka, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Kobayashi,