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9 June 1967 (USA)
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Plot:
A businessman facially scarred in a laboratory fire receives psychotherapy from a psychiatrist, and obtains an amazingly lifelike mask from the doctor...
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Incest
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Psychiatrist
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Doctor
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Bandage On Head
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Awards:
2 wins
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Lyrically Creepy...
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Cast
(in credits order) | Tatsuya Nakadai | ... | Mr. Okuyama |
 | Mikijirô Hira | ... | Psychiatrist |
 | 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 |
| Machiko Kyô | ... | Mrs. Okuyama |
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| Shinobu Itomi | ||
| Tôru Takemitsu | ... | Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Hiroshi Teshigahara | |||
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| Kôbô Abe | (screenplay) | |
| Kôbô Abe | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Nobuyo Horiba | .... | producer | |
| Kiichi Ichikawa | .... | producer | |
| Tadashi Ôno | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Tôru Takemitsu | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Hiroshi Segawa | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Yoshi Sugihara | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Masao Yamazaki | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Arata Isozaki | |||
| Masao Yamazaki | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kenichirô Yamamoto | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Tamiko Moriya | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Taichirô Akiyama | .... | masks | |
Production Management | |||
| Iwao Yoshida | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Hideo Nagasawa | .... | assistant director | |
| Yutaka Osawa | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Tomio Miki | .... | modeling | |
Sound Department | |||
| Shigenosuke Okuyama | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mitsuo Kume | .... | lighting technician | |
| Yasuhiro Yoshioka | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Kiyoshi Awazu | .... | title designer | |
| Eiko Yoshida | .... | archivist | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Toho Company (1966) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Criterion Collection, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)
- Rising Sun Producitons (1974) (USA) (subtitled)
- Sony Video Software Japan Film Collection
- Toho Company (1967) (USA) (subtitled)
- Schott Music music published by
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Also Known As:
"Tanin no kao" - Japan (original title)
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USA:124 min
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Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:Not Rated
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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.See more »
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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...