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Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

Genres

Drama

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Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept the precarious situation with typical resolve.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

09 April 1988

Country

Japan

Cast

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Kanto Komasa

Yūko Natori

Yūko Natori

Rakucho no Osumi

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Yoshio Hakamada

Miyuki Kanō

Miyuki Kanō

Borneo Maya

Kazuyo Matsui

Kazuyo Matsui

Blood Sakura Ogin

Senri Yamazaki

Senri Yamazaki

Fuuten no Roku

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Shintaro Ibuki

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Tattoo artist

Naomi Hase

Naomi Hase

Mino Inui

Yoshimi Ashikawa

Yoshimi Ashikawa

Mitsuyo Honjo

Chie Matsuoka

Chie Matsuoka

Baby

Mineko Nishikawa

Mineko Nishikawa

Machiko Kikuma

Mach Fumiake

Mach Fumiake

Big Mama Okyo

Tomoko Onozawa

Tomoko Onozawa

Terry

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Aoki

Masaru Shiga

Masaru Shiga

Osako

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Sub

Tomomi Shiina

Tomomi Shiina

上海お時

Akiko Kume

Akiko Kume

新堀の愛子

勇家寛子

勇家寛子

ガモスのお蝶

Dick Battlewarther

Dick Battlewarther

Robert

Claude Chiari

Claude Chiari

Captain Ford

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