7.2
Is Portrait of Hell worth watching?
72
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.2).
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Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
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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.
Japanese CinemaPsychological DramaHistorical SettingArtistic ConflictBleak & DisturbingMoral DepravityVisually StrikingTragic FateNakadai Performance
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Will Portrait of Hell scare me?
Not scaryTerrifying
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).
Will I feel good after watching Portrait of Hell?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is Portrait of Hell in English?
Japanese
No, it was made in Japanese.