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The Face of Another

Original title: Tanin no kao
  • 19661966
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 4m
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7.9/10
9.5K
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The Face of Another (1966)
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
9.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hiroshi Teshigahara
  • Writer
    • Kôbô Abe(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Mikijirô Hira
    • Kyôko Kishida
  • Director
    • Hiroshi Teshigahara
  • Writer
    • Kôbô Abe(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Mikijirô Hira
    • Kyôko Kishida
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Tatsuya Nakadai in The Face of Another (1966)
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    Mikijirô Hira and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Face of Another (1966)
    The Face of Another (1966)
    Machiko Kyô and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Face of Another (1966)
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    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Mr. Okuyama
    Mikijirô Hira
    Mikijirô Hira
    • Psychiatrist
    Kyôko Kishida
    Kyôko Kishida
    • Nurse
    Miki Irie
    Miki Irie
    • Girl with Scar
    Eiji Okada
    Eiji Okada
    • The Boss
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Apartment Superintendent
    Hideo Kanze
    Hideo Kanze
    • Male Patient
    Kunie Tanaka
    Kunie Tanaka
    • Patient at Mental Hospital
    Etsuko Ichihara
    • Yo-Yo Girl
    Eiko Muramatsu
    • Secretary
    Yoshie Minami
    Yoshie Minami
    • Old Lady
    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Man with Mole
    Kakuya Saeki
    • Elder Brother of Girl with Scar
    Sen Yano
    • Mentally Ill Man A
    Bibari Maeda
    Bibari Maeda
    • Singer in Bar
    Machiko Kyô
    Machiko Kyô
    • Mrs. Okuyama
    Shinobu Itomi
    Robert Dunham
    Robert Dunham
    • Foreign man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Teshigahara
    • Writer
      • Kôbô Abe(screenplay) (based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Director Hiroshi Teshigahara said that he intended the film to explore both personal and cultural identities. While the examination of personal identity is quite overt, Teshigahara also explored how Japan's cultural identity had been impacted by World War II and its aftermath.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Waltz
      (uncredited)

      Music by Tôru Takemitsu

      Lyrics by Tatsuji Iwabuchi

    User reviews45

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    10/10
    Lyrically Creepy...
    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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    • AkuSokuZan
    • Jul 26, 2001

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • German
    • Also known as
      • I Have a Stranger's Face
    • Filming locations
      • Train Station, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Teshigahara Productions
      • Tokyo Eiga Co Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $35,185
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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