Portrait of Hell

Portrait of Hell

1969
1h 35m
7.9

7.9/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 地獄変
Release Date November 18, 1969
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0064512

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Yoshihide

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Lord Hosokawa

Yōko Naitō
Yōko Naitō

Yoshika

Shun Ōide
Shun Ōide

Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto

Yoshirō Uchida
Yoshirō Uchida

Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa

Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki

Masanobu Ōkubo
Masanobu Ōkubo

Key Crew

Shirō Toyoda
Director
Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer