---
title: 'Gate of Flesh (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Seijun Suzuki'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gate-of-flesh-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058409/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gate of Flesh (1964)

1964 · 90 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 肉体の門

## Synopsis

Gate of Flesh  is a 1964 Japanese film based on a novel by Taijiro Tamura and directed by Seijun Suzuki. The first of Suzuki's "flesh trilogy", the series is considered the "crowning achievement" of his period working at the production house Nikkatsu. The film is viewed as a direct and allegorical critique of Japan's Occupation and subsequent development, which rather than breaking with the country's pre-war militaristic, authoritarian social structures only sees their reconstitution in the post-war period.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Seijun Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/seijun-suzuki)
- **Screenplay:** [Gorō Tanada](https://cinepixo.com/people/goro-tanada)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Naozumi Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/naozumi-yamamoto)
- **Editor:** [Akira Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-suzuki)

## Cast

- [Isao Tamagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-tamagawa)
- [Yumiko Nogawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yumiko-nogawa)
- [Tomiko Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomiko-ishii)
- [Joe Shishido](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-shishido)
- [Kayo Matsuo](https://cinepixo.com/people/kayo-matsuo)

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