"Gate of Hell" has played a great role in helping European and American audiences to understand the ancient Japanese folk customs and the national style of Japanese movies. From the perspective of Japanese film art history, "Gate of Hell" can be regarded as an outstanding reproduction of natural colors.
"Gate of Hell" focuses more on the torture of human nature and is a warning to the loss of control of desire. After the film "Rashomon", "Gate of Hell" continues the theme of human nature, but the film focuses more on the distorting influence of uncontrolled selfish desires on human nature.
The composition and color of the movie screen of "Gate of Hell" are more suitable for the taste of Western audiences. The footage of the film is also rich in painting. The court costumes of the Heian Dynasty are gorgeous and noble, representing the ultimate beauty of traditional Japanese feudal times. In the film, when Sheng Yuan broke through the siege, he saw the head of Xinxi, a close minister next to Baihe Yuanyuan, a powerful minister of the Qing Sheng faction, hanging above the Gate of Hell in Faxing Temple. The director uses this real shot to show his overall understanding of Japanese history. The title of the film is not as bland as the original work of the novel "Kassa and Her Husband", but is about struggling in the war. people expressed their deep sympathy. The samurai armor, swords, weapons, flags, and buildings displayed in the film are all exquisite works of art, and the mysterious oriental beauty is perfectly displayed in front of the world audience.
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