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The Face of Another

The Face of Another

It’s always lonely being free.

1966 2h 2mDramaScience Fiction

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his new doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.

3.9/5

TMDB score· 286 votes

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Synopsis

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his new doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.

The vibe

maskjapandual identityidentity crisisblack and whitejapanese new waveexperimental surgeryscience experiment

Behind it

Hiroshi TeshigaharaHiroshi TeshigaharaDirectorKōbō AbeKōbō AbeScreenplayToru TakemitsuToru TakemitsuComposerHiroshi SegawaCinematography

Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiMr. OkuyamaMikijiro HiraMikijiro HiraDr. HoriMachiko KyōMachiko KyōMrs. OkuyamaKyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaNurseEiji OkadaEiji OkadaThe BossMiki IrieMiki IrieScarred GirlKakuya SaekiElder Brother of Scarred GirlMinoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiApartment SuperintendentEtsuko IchiharaEtsuko IchiharaYokoHisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaMan with MoleHideo KanzeHideo KanzeMale PatientKunie TanakaKunie TanakaMentally Ill Man #1Sen YanoSen YanoMentally Ill Man #2Eiko MuramatsuEiko MuramatsuSecretaryYoshie MinamiYoshie MinamiOld LadyBibari MaedaBibari MaedaSinger in BarRobert DunhamRobert DunhamMan in the BarToru TakemitsuToru TakemitsuMan Smoking in Bar (uncredited)

Director

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Writer

Kōbō Abe

Release date

15 Jul 1966

Runtime

2h 2m

Studio

Teshigahara Productions, Tokyo Eiga

Language

German, Japanese

Country

Japan

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