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.

• DirectorShirō Toyoda
• Release18 November 1969
• Genre
  Drama / Horror
• Duration1h 35m
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  8.1
  10 reviews
• Productions

  TOHO