Portrait of Hell

Portrait of Hell

地獄変

★ 7.9·1969·1h 35min·Drama and Horror

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 Toyoda
Original language
Japanese
Status
Released (Nov 18, 1969)

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