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Gate Of Hell Jigokumon Blu-Ray & DVD
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray and DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD One of the key works of the early 1950s wave of Japanese films to first reach foreign markets director Kinugasa&s sumptuous period drama astonished audiences with its dramatic force and spectacular colour cinematography During feudal unrest in the 12th century samurai warrior Morit (Kazuo Hasegawa) manages to thwart a palace rebellion and save the life of the empress using loyal subject Lady Kesa (Machiko Ky ) as a decoy When Morit is offered anything he should desire as reward he requests Kesa&s hand in marriage Informed that she is already married to a fellow samurai (Isao Yamagata) he refuses to withdraw his request setting in
motion a tragic chain of events Three decades after the director&s iconic A Page of Madness Kinugasa&s striking tale of feudal intrigue political machinations and erotic obsession won the Grand Prix at Cannes two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Costume Design and has since been named by Martin Scorsese as one of the ten greatest colour achievements in world cinema Gate of Hell&s blazing palette is proudly presented afresh by The Masters of Cinema Series in a magnificent new restoration Actors Kazuo Hasegawa Machiko Kyô Isao Yamagata Yataro Kurokawa Kôtarô Bandô Jun Tazaki Koreya Senda Masao Shimizu Tatsuya Ishiguro Kenjiro Uemura Gen Shimizu Michiko Araki & Yoshie MinamiDirector Teinosuke KinugasaCertificate 15 years and overYear 1953Screen
1371Languages JapaneseSubtitles EnglishDuration 1 hour and 31 minutes (approx)
motion a tragic chain of events Three decades after the director&s iconic A Page of Madness Kinugasa&s striking tale of feudal intrigue political machinations and erotic obsession won the Grand Prix at Cannes two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Costume Design and has since been named by Martin Scorsese as one of the ten greatest colour achievements in world cinema Gate of Hell&s blazing palette is proudly presented afresh by The Masters of Cinema Series in a magnificent new restoration Actors Kazuo Hasegawa Machiko Kyô Isao Yamagata Yataro Kurokawa Kôtarô Bandô Jun Tazaki Koreya Senda Masao Shimizu Tatsuya Ishiguro Kenjiro Uemura Gen Shimizu Michiko Araki & Yoshie MinamiDirector Teinosuke KinugasaCertificate 15 years and overYear 1953Screen
1371Languages JapaneseSubtitles EnglishDuration 1 hour and 31 minutes (approx)
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