If you loved Illusion of Blood, try Portrait of Hell
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Shirō Toyoda, and they both carry the dread, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Illusion of Blood, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
dreadslow burn
What Portrait of Hell is
Heian era winter dusk lanterns glow beside a darkening lake a painter's brush scratches canvas a Korean artist clashes with his ruthless patron Shirō Toyoda brings a haunting darkness to this 1969 drama.

