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Portrait of Hell

1969

95 minutes

DramaHorror

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.

Top Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Yoshihide

Kinnosuke Nakamura headshot

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Lord Hosokawa

Yōko Naitō headshot

Yōko Naitō

Yoshika

Shun Ōide headshot

Shun Ōide

Hideyo Amamoto headshot

Hideyo Amamoto

Yoshirō Uchida headshot

Yoshirō Uchida

Tappei Shimokawa headshot

Tappei Shimokawa

Haruo Suzuki headshot

Haruo Suzuki

Masanobu Ōkubo headshot

Masanobu Ōkubo