Portrait of Hell
8.1(10 votes)
November 18, 1969
1h 35m
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.
Director
Shirō ToyodaWriters
Toshio Yasumi, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
