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Portrait of Hell (1969)

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: 1969-09-20
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: 7.9 / 10
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yoshihide
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Lord Hosokawa
Yōko Naitō
Yōko Naitō
Yoshika
Shun Ōide
Shun Ōide
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Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
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Yoshirō Uchida
Yoshirō Uchida
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Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa
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Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki
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Masanobu Ōkubo
Masanobu Ōkubo
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