It's a visually rich movie, but in retrospect rather slight in the canon of Japanese filmmaking.
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08/31/06
Gate of Hell (1953)
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Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A Japanese warrior demands the hand of a married woman as payment for a great service he rendered in time of conflict. The woman, just as strong willed as he, prefers death to dishonor. Academy... [More]
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05/24/03
It is hard to convey in simple language the moving qualities of this lovely film, which, among other things, was the winner of the grand prize at the Cannes film festival last spring.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe film's delicately choreographed battles, its use of texture and color, and its grace of movement and composition mark it as one of those rare Japanese films that survive despite overinterpretation.
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