Portrait of Hell 1969

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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.

Release Date 1969-11-18
Runtime 1h 35m
Directors Shirō Toyoda, Kazuo Yamada
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
Writers Toshio Yasumi, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa