
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

Shirō Toyoda
Director

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Novel

Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Kazuo Yamada
Director of Photography

Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer