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Gate of Flesh (1964)

The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present

Gate of Flesh

Seijun Suzuki | Japan | 1964 | Unclassified (15+)
Film

When

Wed 23 Jul 2025

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The first in what is often called Suzuki’s “flesh trilogy” (followed by Story of a Prostitute), this visually and thematically striking drama expands the director’s concerns to take in the legacy of the US Occupation and the unfettered post-war reconstruction and corporatisation of Japan.

Based on the celebrated novel by Taijiro Tamura, its focus on the fate of various sex workers in the ruins of bombed-out Tokyo is an allegory for the antagonistic, cutthroat world of modern Japan. A landmark in the representation of sexuality and exploitation, it features Jo Shishido, Yumiko Nogawa and Kayo Matsuo.

Format: DCP
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Source: Nikkatsu
Courtesy: Nikkatsu
Runtime: 90 mins

Event duration

90 mins

Rating

Unclassified (15+)

Where

Cinema 1, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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