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: Nov 18, 1969
Runtime: 95 minutes
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yōko Naitō, Shun Ōide, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshirō Uchida
Crew: Toshio Yasumi (Writer), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (Novel), Shirō Toyoda (Director), Tomoyuki Tanaka (Producer), Yasushi Akutagawa (Original Music Composer), Kazuo Yamada (Director of Photography)