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The Face of Another

7.8/10
TMDB302 votes
1966Original: Japanese122 min

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.

Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō, Kyôko Kishida, Eiji Okada

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About The Face of Another

It’s always lonely being free.

The Face of Another (1966) is a film in the drama, science fiction genres. Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. The cast includes Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō, Kyôko Kishida.

Released
1966-07-15
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
122 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Teshigahara Productions, Tokyo Eiga
Writers
Kōbō Abe

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Audience reviews

7.8/10 from 302 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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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…

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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.

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What is The Face of Another about?

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.

Who stars in The Face of Another?

Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō, Kyôko Kishida, Eiji Okada, Miki Irie. See the cast cards above for character names.

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