November 18, 1969
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Portrait of Hell (1969)

Name: Portrait of Hell
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1969-11-18

1h 35m

Running Time

November 18, 1969
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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This Movie Is About.

heian period

Details.

Release Date
November 18, 1969

Original Name
地獄変

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Genres
Drama Horror

Wiki.

Portrait of Hell (地獄変, Jigokuhen), also titled A Story of Hell and The Hell Screen, is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Shirō Toyoda starring Tatsuya Nakadai and Kinnosuke Nakamura. The film is based on the short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.