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1969

Portrait of Hell

Directed by Shirō Toyoda

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.

Duration

1h 35m

Released

November 18, 1969

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  • Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Kinnosuke Nakamura
  • Yōko Naitō
  • Shun Ōide
  • Hideyo Amamoto
  • Yoshirō Uchida
  • Tappei Shimokawa
  • Haruo Suzuki
  • Masanobu Ōkubo

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