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Portrait of Hell (1969)

Drama, Horror1h 35m

79% User score

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 ToyodaDirector

Portrait of Hell (1969)