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Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory

19697.52h 1m

Overview

A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.

Directed by Mitsuo Murayama
Written by Ryuzo Kikushima, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
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Top Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Kichiemon Nakamura II

平田一郎

Ken Utsui

Ken Utsui

冈野大尉

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

荒木中尉

Jun Fujimaki

Jun Fujimaki

前川大尉

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

山下六助

Eiko Azusa

Eiko Azusa

地主家小姐明子

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

森下下士

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

平田房代

Reiko Kasahara

Reiko Kasahara

阿信

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

井上成美

Themes & Keywords

japansoldier

About Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory is a war film released in 1969 exploring themes of japan, soldier. Directed by Mitsuo Murayama, it stars Kichiemon Nakamura II, Ken Utsui, Kōjirō Hongō. A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.

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