Gate of Hell 1953 123movies

Watch: 地獄門 1953 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 1160, in the Heian Period, Lord Kiyomori travels with his court to another feud and his Castle Sanjo is invaded by two other lords, in a coup. The loyal samurai Moritoh Enda asks the court lady Kesa to pose of the lord’s sister to create a diversion while the lord’s real sister and his father flee in the middle of the people. Then Moritoh travels to meet Lord Kiyomon and fights with him to defeat the enemies and the coup fails. Lord Kiyomon rewards the warriors that helped him and when he asks Moritoh what he wishes, he requests to marry Kesa. The lord grants his wish but soon he learns that Kesa is married with Wataru Watanabe, a samurai from the imperial guard. Moritoh harasses Kesa and threatens her, promising to kill her husband, her aunt and her if she does not marry him. Kesa’s decision leads the trio to a tragic fate..
Plot: Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
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Ratings:

	7.2/10 Votes: 3,891
	92% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 62 Popularity: 6.382 | TMDB

Reviews:

Nice colors, slow story, great climax
A samurai falls in love with a woman whose life he saves. He is offered a reward for his bravery, and he asks if he can be married to that woman. Unfortunately, she is already married and the samurai’s request cannot be fulfilled. He is steadfast in his desire, and tries forcibly to take her from her husband. The elements of many cheap thrillers exist in that scenario. Gate of Hell doesn’t do too much to distinguish itself, although it’s certainly not a thriller. Basically, the whole film is an excuse for its admittedly great climactic sequence, where the samurai invades the home of the woman and her husband at night. I really like how this sequence ends, but there are some questions left unanswered – annoyingly so. The husband even asks them aloud, and there really isn’t a satisfactory explanation. Other than that sequence, most of the rest of the film is kind of tedious. Fortunately, the absolutely beautiful cinematography – was this Japan’s first film in color? – always manages to be impressive. The costume design actually won an Academy Award, a much deserved one, if I may say so myself. It also won an honorary Oscar for Best Foreign Film, the year before that category was made official. Furthermore, it was the first Japanese film to win the Palme D’Or at Cannes. 7/10.

Utterly magnificent
It has been over 40 years (!) since I first saw this film, and I still see it, whenever I can. In my opinion, not only is it a masterpiece, but its use of colour may well be the the best of any film ever made.

Other Information:

Original Language ja
Runtime 1 hr 29 min (89 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama, History
Director Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writer Kan Kikuchi, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Masaichi Nagata
Actors Machiko Kyô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata
Country Japan
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 1 nomination total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Far East Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 25T 5248)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm