Portrait of Hell

Portrait of Hell (1969)

地獄変

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.

Date of release
1969-09-20
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Horror
Director
Shirō Toyoda

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Hell Screen

Portrait of Hell , also titled A Story of Hell and The Hell Screen, is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Shirō Toyoda and starring Tatsuya Nakadai and Kinnosuke Nakamura. The film is based on the short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.

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