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- Movie: Gate of Flesh
- Romaji: Nikutai no mon
- Japanese: 肉体の門
- Director: Seijun Suzuki
- Writer: Taijiro Tamura (novel), Goro Tanada
- Producer: Kaneo Iwai
- Cinematographer: Shigeyoshi Mine
- Release Date: May 31, 1964
- Runtime: 90 min.
- Studio: Nikkatsu
- Distributor: Nikkatsu
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
A group of prostitutes attempts to survive in chaotic post-war Tokyo. They work under a strict code of conduct, which is "never give away what you can get money for." When the women take in a stranger named Shintaro Ibuki (Jo Shishido), problems start to arise.
Notes
- Based on Taijiro Tamura's 1947 novel "Nikutai no mon".
- Seijun Suzuki's "Gate of Flesh" is considered to be the first Japanese mainstream movie release to contain nudity.
- Related titles:
- Gate of Flesh | Nikutai no mon (1948)
- Gate of Flesh | Nikutai no mon (1964)
- Gate of Flesh | Nikutai no mon (1977)
- Gate of Flesh | Nikutai no mon (1988)
- Gate of Flesh | | Nikutai no mon (TV Asahi / 2008)
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