Portrait of Hell (1969)

Portrait of Hell (1969)

1969-11-18 Japan 95 Min. PG-13
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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.