Jigokuhen (1969)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 1969-11-18
Director: Shiro Toyoda
Writers: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Toshio Yasumi
Language: Japanese
Stars: Hideyo Amamoto , Tadao Futami , Masao Imafuku , Mitsuyo Inomata , Kinji Matsueda , Yōko Naitō , Tatsuya Nakadai , Kichijûrô Nakamura , Kinnosuke Nakamura , Yasuzô Ogawa
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Jigokuhen , 地獄変 (Japan) , Retrato do Inferno (Brazil) , Картины Ада (Russian Federation) , Portrait of Hell
Plot: 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. Such a public display will challenge the uncaring upper class' obsession with their own personal beauty. With Chinese and Buddhist influences at a peak in 11th century Japan, the daimyo Horikawa wanted a mural of Buddhist paradise. As Yoshihide's ghastly artworks appear to come to life, the painter and his patron's mutual racism also take their toll.
IMDB:tt0064512