The Face of Another

The Face of Another (1966)

15/07/1966
Drama, Science Fiction
2h 2m

It’s always lonely being free.

Overview

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.

  • Hiroshi TeshigaharaDirector
  • Kōbō AbeScreenplay
  • Original Title

    他人の顔

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • mask
  • japan
  • dual identity
  • based on novel or book
  • identity crisis
  • black and white
  • japanese new wave
  • experimental surgery
  • science experiment

Top Billed Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Mr. Okuyama

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Dr. Hori

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Mrs. Okuyama

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Nurse

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

The Boss

Miki Irie

Miki Irie

Scarred Girl

Kakuya Saeki

Elder Brother of Scarred Girl

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Apartment Superintendent

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Yoko

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Man with Mole

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