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Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell
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PORTRAIT OF HELL

Jigokuhen

Directed by Shirô Toyoda
Japan, 1969
Drama

Synopsis

A rebellious Korean artist tests the limits of his sadistic patron, an omnipotent feudal Japanese lord. Yoshihide demands a commission to paint screens of the Hell which he sees the egotistical lord’s peasants suffer.

Synopsis

A rebellious Korean artist tests the limits of his sadistic patron, an omnipotent feudal Japanese lord. Yoshihide demands a commission to paint screens of the Hell which he sees the egotistical lord’s peasants suffer.