Gate Of Hell (Blu-ray & DVD) (UK Import)
Gate Of Hell (Blu-ray & DVD) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- Japan, 1953
- Item number:
- 2633831
- UPC/EAN:
- 5060000700879
- Release date:
- 3.12.2012
- Series:
- Masters of Cinema
- Genre:
- Drama
- Playing time ca.:
- 91 Min.
- Director:
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Actor:
- Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata
- Film music:
- Yasushi Akutagawa
- German title:
- Das Höllentor
- Language:
- Japanisch
- Subtitles:
- Englisch
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 Moritô (Kazuo Hasegawa) manages to thwart a palace rebellion and save the life of the empress, using loyal subject Lady Kesa (Machiko Kyô) as a decoy. When Moritô 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.
Specials
Beautifully restored high-definition master presented in the film’s original aspect ratio, in 1080p on the Blu-ray
Newly translated optional English subtitles
24-PAGE BOOKLET containing a new essay by critic Philip Kemp; vintage writing about the film by Carl Theodor Dreyer; and rare archival imagery
