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The Gate of Youth (1975)

The Gate of Youth poster
Original title
青春の門
Directed by
Kirio Urayama
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
3h 08m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up in post-war Japan. He experiences hardship and tries to find his own path in life.

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What happens

The Gate of Youth (Japanese: 青春の門, Hepburn: Seishun no mon) is a 1975 Japanese drama film directed by Kirio Urayama from a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki. A direct sequel titled Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen (青春の門: 自立篇, transl. The Gate of Youth: Part 2), also directed by Urayama, was released in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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