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RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWAS HELL SCREEN MANGA ED (C: 0-1-1)
(W) Akutagawa, Ryunosuke (A) Mihiro,
TUTTLE PUBLISHING
StockID: 144117 SKU: JAN252270
Based on a traditional tale- the plot centers around the great artist- Yoshihide- who despite his talent is rude- lazy and avaricious. His one saving grace is his love for his beautiful daughter- Yuzuki. Yoshihide is employed to create paintings for the Lord of Horikawa- who one day decides to employ Yuzuki as a lady-in-waiting in his household. Yoshihide is not happy about this- especially when he learns that Yuzuki has been the victim of a rape attempt. But Yuzuki refuses to name the perpetrator. Yoshihide becomes furious. Having been commissioned by Horikawa to paint a folding hell screen depicting punishments in the afterlife- he tortures his apprentices so that he can depict human suffering more accurately. He then asks Horikawa to burn a beautiful woman- so this too- can be depicted realistically. Horikawa agrees- but it is Yoshihide's own daughter Yuzuki who ends up being burned to death. Yoshihide completes the hell screen painting- then kills himself.
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RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWAS HELL SCREEN MANGA ED (C: 0-1-1)
(W) Akutagawa, Ryunosuke (A) Mihiro,
TUTTLE PUBLISHING
StockID: 144117 SKU: JAN252270
Based on a traditional tale- the plot centers around the great artist- Yoshihide- who despite his talent is rude- lazy and avaricious. His one saving grace is his love for his beautiful daughter- Yuzuki. Yoshihide is employed to create paintings for the Lord of Horikawa- who one day decides to employ Yuzuki as a lady-in-waiting in his household. Yoshihide is not happy about this- especially when he learns that Yuzuki has been the victim of a rape attempt. But Yuzuki refuses to name the perpetrator. Yoshihide becomes furious. Having been commissioned by Horikawa to paint a folding hell screen depicting punishments in the afterlife- he tortures his apprentices so that he can depict human suffering more accurately. He then asks Horikawa to burn a beautiful woman- so this too- can be depicted realistically. Horikawa agrees- but it is Yoshihide's own daughter Yuzuki who ends up being burned to death. Yoshihide completes the hell screen painting- then kills himself.
