Gate Of Hell Released On DVD
Eureka Entertainment have announced that an HD restoration of the award-winning Gate Of Hell will be released on DVD and Dual Format DVD & Blu-ray on 3rd December 2012 as part of the Masters of Cinema series.
During feudal unrest in the 12th Century, samurai warrior Moritō manages to thwart a palace rebellion and save the life of the Empress, using loyal subject Lady Kesa as a decoy. When Moritō is offered anything he desires as reward, he requests Kesa’s hand in marriage. Informed that she is already married to fellow samurai Wataru, he refuses to withdraw his request, setting in motion a tragic chain of events.
Three decades after the director’s iconic A Page Of Madness, Teinosuke Kinugasa’s striking tale of feudal intrigue, political machinations and erotic obsession won the Grand Prix at Cannes and two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Costume Design. It was one of the key works of the early 1950s wave of Japanese films to first reach foreign markets, and has also been named by Martin Scorsese as one of the ten greatest colour achievements in world cinema.
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