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Portrait of Hell

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Portrait of Hell — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • September 20, 1969
  • Runtime
  • 95 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Horror
  • Director
  • Shirō Toyoda

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Portrait of Hell — Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai photo Tatsuya Nakadai Yoshihide Kinnosuke Nakamura photo Kinnosuke Nakamura Lord Hosokawa Yōko Naitō photo Yōko Naitō Yoshika Shun Ōide photo Shun Ōide Hideyo Amamoto photo Hideyo Amamoto Yoshirō Uchida photo Yoshirō Uchida Tappei Shimokawa photo Tappei Shimokawa Haruo Suzuki photo Haruo Suzuki

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