Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell

Portrait of Hell

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.

Genre: Drama, Horror

Director: Shirō Toyoda

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yōko Naitō, Shun Ōide

Country: Japan

Quality: HD

Runtime: 95 min.

Release: 1969

IMDb: 8.1/10