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Gate of Flesh

5.8

1977

97 min

Drama

The background is Yuraku-cho in Tokyo and the film shows how desperately the women, who had led sheltered lives before the war, struggled to keep alive and the innate strength of post-war women.

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Reiko Kayama

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