Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory

1969 · 121 min · ★ 8.3 · War

A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.

Directed by Mitsuo Murayama · Written by Ryuzo Kikushima

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