Gate of Hell

1953 film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Movie film Q862708
Gate of Hell
Daiei Motion Picture Company (大映株式会社, Daiei Kabushiki-gaisha) © 1953 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Gate of Hell is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,810 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Leopard[3], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[4], Academy Honorary Award[5]
  • Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa[6]
  • Screenwriter: Teinosuke Kinugasa[7]
  • Composer: Yasushi Akutagawa[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Machiko Kyō[10], Jun Tazaki[11], Kazuo Hasegawa[12], Isao Yamagata[13], Masao Shimizu[14], Yatarō Kurokawa[15], Koreya Senda[16], Ryōsuke Kagawa[17], Kunitarō Sawamura[18]
  • Producer: Masaichi Nagata[19]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[20]
  • Commons category: Gate of Hell[21]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[23], 93%[24]
  • Color: color[25]
  • Country of origin: Japan[26]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1953[27], October 31, 1953[28], April 3, 1954[29], June 29, 1954[30], October 22, 1954[31], December 10, 1954[32]
  • Distributed by: Daiei Film[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: Hiroshima Prefecture[35]
  • Official website: http://www.films-sans-frontieres.fr/laportedelenfer[36]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[37]
  • Title: 地獄門[38]
  • Different from: Portes de l'Enfer[39]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[40]
  • Duration: 88 minutes[41]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio[42]
  • Capital cost: 41,500,000 yen[43]
  • BBFC rating: PG certificate[44]

Why It Matters

Gate of Hell has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Gate of Hell receive?

Honors received include Golden Leopard[3], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[4], and Academy Honorary Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Movie Walker. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl',
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  3. 9w ago · CE040295 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1953-10-31T00:00:00Z, +1954-04-03T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Teinosuke Kinugasa
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
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