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Also known as Jigokuhen, (Portrait of Hell )

1969 film by Shirō Toyoda

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7.9

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.

Released: 1969-11-1895 minDir: Shirō ToyodaDrama, Horror

Cast

  • Tatsuya Nakadai as Yoshihide
  • Kinnosuke Nakamura as Lord Hosokawa
  • Yōko Naitō as Yoshika
  • Shun Ōide
  • Hideyo Amamoto
  • Yoshirō Uchida

Themes

  • heian period

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

364 votes

Year
1969
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Based on
Hell Screen
Production company
Toho
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
234083
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publication date
1969-09-20
distributed by
Toho
title
地獄変
after a work by
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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