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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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Status: Released
Released Date: 1969-11-18
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Shirō Toyoda
Writer: Toshio Yasumi
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, Horror
Original title: Portrait of Hell
Production Companies: TOHO
Production Countries: Japan
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