Gate of Hell Dual Format

'Gate of Hell' Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa (1953) Eureka Masters of Cinema Dual Format - Blu-ray & DVD | Japanese w/ English subtitles

In the midst of epic, violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; after he discovers she is married, he becomes frenzied in his attempts to win her love. Kinugasa’s film, an early triumph of color cinematography in Japan, is an unforgettable, tragic story of obsession and unrequited passion. 

A winner of Academy Awards for best foreign-language film and best costume design, Gate of Hell is a visually sumptuous, psychologically penetrating work.

Special features include:
- 24-page booklet with new essay by film historian Philip Kemp, vintage writing about the film by Carl Theodor Dreyer, and rare archival imagery