Portrait of Hell

Name: Portrait of Hell
Director: Shirō Toyoda
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1969-09-20
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yōko Naitō, Shun Ōide, Hideyo Amamoto

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1969 · 95 min · Drama · Horror · TMDB 7.9/10

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.

Directed by Shirō Toyoda

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai — Yoshihide
Kinnosuke Nakamura — Lord Hosokawa
Yōko Naitō — Yoshika
Shun Ōide
Hideyo Amamoto