Film
Portrait of Hell
1969Directed by Shirō Toyoda
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
About Portrait of Hell
- Drama
- Horror
Synopsis
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 Toyoda
- Writers
- Toshio Yasumi
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Original title
- 地獄変
