Portrait of Hell

19691h 35mNo ratings yet

Drama
Horror

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 20, 1969
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai,Kinnosuke Nakamura,Yōko Naitō,Shun Ōide,Hideyo Amamoto,Yoshirō Uchida,Tappei Shimokawa,Haruo Suzuki,Masanobu Ōkubo
Director: Shirō Toyoda
Writer: Toshio Yasumi,Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada
Music: Yasushi Akutagawa
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0064512