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Portrait of Hell

(1969)

November 18, 1969 1h 35m
79%
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Overview

The story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai) and his Japanese patron, the cruel and egotistical daimyo Horikawa (Nakamura). It is based on the 1918 short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.

Shirō Toyoda

Director