Jigokuhen (1969)

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95 min - Drama - 18 November 1969 (USA)

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Hideyo Amamoto
	Yôko Naitô	...	Yoshika
	Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Yoshihide
	Kinnosuke Nakamura	...	Lord Hosokawa
	Shun Oide

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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. Written by David Stevens

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