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The Face of Another (1966)

15/07/1966 (JP)Drama, Science Fiction2h 2m
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Overview

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Tatsuya Nakadai

      Tatsuya Nakadai

      Mr. Okuyama

    2. Mikijiro Hira

      Mikijiro Hira

      Dr. Hori

    3. Machiko Kyō

      Machiko Kyō

      Mrs. Okuyama

    4. Kyôko Kishida

      Kyôko Kishida

      Nurse

    5. Eiji Okada

      Eiji Okada

      The Boss

    6. Miki Irie

      Miki Irie

      Scarred Girl

    7. Kakuya Saeki

      Elder Brother of Scarred Girl

    8. Minoru Chiaki

      Minoru Chiaki

      Apartment Superintendent

    9. Etsuko Ichihara

      Etsuko Ichihara

      Yoko

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    A review by badelf

    7.0
    Written by badelf on Jan 13, 2024

    This is difficult because I expected to like this movie much more than I did. There is a lot of creativity in it, starting with the premise itself. The photography and sometimes other-wordly sets also impressed me. What disappointed me was the absence of a communicated clear vision. At the end, I didn't know what I had seen or how I felt about it. I wasn't sure if the story was about mask & identity, or about cultural monster labels and prejudice, or about the aftermath of Nagasaki/Hiroshima bombing, or about love and the lack of it.

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageJapanese

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    Keywords

    • japan
    • based on novel or book
    • identity crisis
    • black and white
    • japanese new wave