Portrait of Hell
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.
Top Billed Cast
Featured Crew
Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Novel
Shirō Toyoda
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Yamada
Director of Photography