Ken Tanaka

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Original title: 青春の門　自立篇
This is the second film adaptation of Hiroyuki Itsuki’s epic novel of the same title, following the previous film “The Gate of Youth. Ibuki Shinsuke (Tanaka Ken) was born in the Chikuho coal mine in Kitakyushu and moved to Tokyo to enter university. Through his friendship and love with his drama club friends, a prostitute in Shinjuku, and his childhood friend Orie (Shinobu Otake), the film depicts the adolescent life of a dedicated young man.
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Original title: 青春の門　自立篇
This is the second film adaptation of Hiroyuki Itsuki’s epic novel of the same title, following the previous film “The Gate of Youth. Ibuki Shinsuke (Tanaka Ken) was born in the Chikuho coal mine in Kitakyushu and moved to Tokyo to enter university. Through his friendship and love with his drama club friends, a prostitute in Shinjuku, and his childhood friend Orie (Shinobu Otake), the film depicts the adolescent life of a dedicated young man.
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Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke’s infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke’s father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza. —SharptongueRead More »