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Writers:
Kôbô Abe (screenplay)
Kôbô Abe (novel)
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Release Date:
9 June 1967 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
A businessman facially scarred in a laboratory fire receives psychotherapy from a psychiatrist, and obtains an amazingly lifelike mask from the doctor... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Lyrically Creepy... more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tatsuya Nakadai ... Mr. Okuyama
Mikijiro Hira ... Psychiatrist (as Mikijirô Hira)
Kyôko Kishida ... Nurse
Miki Irie ... Girl with Scar
Eiji Okada ... The Boss
Minoru Chiaki ... Apartment Superintendent
Hideo Kanze ... Male Patient
Kunie Tanaka ... Patient at Mental Hospital
Etsuko Ichihara ... Yo-Yo Girl
Eiko Muramatsu ... Secretary
Yoshie Minami ... Old Lady
Hisashi Igawa ... Man with Mole
Kakuya Saeki ... Elder Brother of Girl with Scar
Sen Yano ... Mentally Ill Man A
Bibari Maeda ... Singer in Bar
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Have a Stranger's Face
Stranger's Face
The Face of Another
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Runtime:
USA:124 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Psychiatrist: You're not the only lonely man. Being free always involves being lonely. Just there is a mask you can peel off and another you can not. more
Movie Connections:
References La jetée (1962) more
Soundtrack:
Waltz more

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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Lyrically Creepy..., 26 July 2001
10/10
Author: tnamwong from Los Angeles

movie about self perception and the bond between the mind and the body...soundtrak really set the mood for the increasing horror in the story line. Nakadai downplays his role to give an overall flawless performance. Watch for some really good lines which will undoubtedly force the viewer to start thinking right away which may distract from the plot (but hey, it's an artsy masterpiece right?)...There is a lot of experimentation in the cinematography such as a door which opens and reveals a cluster of hair in ocean tides...this effect serves to foreshadow the action but may in the view of modern audiences comes across as trying TOO hard to be an art film. I left the movie still trying to link the two parallel story lines in the film and you may too...but don't worry you get two stories for the price of one...DO NOT watch this movie in the dark even though there is nothing VISUALLY terrifying it is still a great horror film...

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