The Torments of Hell Begin on Earth!

Based on a story by world-renowned author Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Portrait of Hell is a vivid depiction of a world where only the powerful were free, and the powerless lived in an earthly Hell.

Almost 1000 years ago, during the Heian era in Japan, Yoshihide, a visionary Korean painter (Nakadai), clashes with his despotic patron, the Paramount Lord (Nakamura), insisting on painting only truth, and only what he has himself witnessed — the poverty and suffering that surrounds him.

When Yoshihide finally convinces the Paramount Lord to let him paint a Portrait of Hell, the descent into madness begins for both men... for Yoshihide must see Hell in order to paint it, and his sadistic patron is all too willing to arrange a viewing!

Portrait of Hell paints a collage of a world where Love cannot exist without Hate... where Happiness cannot exist without Sorrow... and above all, where Horror and Madness lurk in the recesses of every man's mind.

Love and Hate, Sorrow and Despair, Revenge, Horror and Madness... all are faithfully recorded in the Portrait of Hell!