The Gate of Youth

Shinsuke's life from infancy to teens revolves around coal mining. His father sacrifices himself rescuing trapped miners. Shinsuke and his mother receive support from a kind Korean man and a yakuza biker as they cope with the loss.

Director: Kiriô Urayama

Cast:Ken Tanaka , Tomohiro Tanabe , Ken Matsuda , Haruhiko Urayama , Tatsuya Nakadai , Sayuri Yoshinaga , Shinobu Ôtake , Rie Yamazaki , Toshie Kobayashi , Akira Kobayashi , Masumi Harukawa , Kazunaga Tsuji , Susumu Fujita , Chôichirô Kawarasaki , Hisashi Igawa , Keiko Takahashi , Shôichi Ozawa , Takeshi Katô