A Japanese post-war drama directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on the novel by Taijiro Tamura. Starring Joe Shishido and Yumiko Nogawa, the film follows a group of prostitutes trying to survive in bombed-out Tokyo after World War II. Gate of Flesh is one of Suzukis most important films and is closely associated with Japanese post-war cinema, exploitation cinema and social drama.

In the shell-shocked, rubble-strewn wasteland of postwar Tokyo during the Allied Occupation, a group of prostitutes band to together to form a makeshift guild with the aim of pooling their resources to build a dancehall called Paradise. As their independent existence becomes threatened by the hawkish parade of gangsters, black marketeers and would-be pimps all looking for a cut from their flesh-peddling, the discovery of an unexploded bomb in the cavernous burned-out building where they ply their trade throws their dreams into further jeopardy. Hideo Gosha (Violent Streets, Yakuza Wives) brings a fresh eye to this oft-filmed story by Taijiro Tamura, best known from its 1964 adaptation by Seijun Suzuki, resulting in a powerful and compelling drama making its home premiere for the very first time outside of Japan courtesy of 88 Films.

Från IMDB:
An injured thief on the run finds sanctuary within a brothel of united, ruthless women.

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Filminfo:

Version: : Blu-Ray (import)

Språk : Japanese

EAN : 5060710976267

Label : 88 Films Japanarchy

Label : 88 Films Asia Collection

Distributor : 88 Films

Inspelningsår : 1964

Regissör : Seijun Suzuki

imdb-rating : 7.2

Längd : 1h 30m

Cast : Jô Shishido, Kôji Wada, Yumiko Nogawa