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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

Original title: K-20: Kaijin nijû mensô den
  • 20082008
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.1K
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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Crime
Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Shimako Sato
  • Writers
    • So Kitamura(novels "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den" and "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den: Seidô no Majin")
    • Shimako Sato(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Takako Matsu
    • Tôru Nakamura
Top credits
  • Director
    • Shimako Sato
  • Writers
    • So Kitamura(novels "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den" and "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den: Seidô no Majin")
    • Shimako Sato(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Takako Matsu
    • Tôru Nakamura
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
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    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Heikichi Endo
    Takako Matsu
    Takako Matsu
    • Yoko Hashiba
    Tôru Nakamura
    Tôru Nakamura
    • Kogoro Akechi
    Ryôhei Abe
    Kanata Hongô
    Kanata Hongô
    • Yoshio Kobayashi
    Yûki Imai
    Yûki Imai
    • Shinsuke
    • (as Yuki Imai)
    Takeshi Kaga
    Takeshi Kaga
    • Mysterious Gentleman
    Eiji Kakutani
    Jun Kaname
    Jun Kaname
    Hana Kino
    Fumiyo Kohinata
    Fumiyo Kohinata
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Genji
    Kazuyoshi Kushida
    Tôru Masuoka
    • Inspector Namikoshi
    Yutaka Matsushige
    Yutaka Matsushige
    Ayumu Saitô
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Reiko Takashima
    • Kikuko
    • Director
      • Shimako Sato
    • Writers
      • So Kitamura(novels "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den" and "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den: Seidô no Majin")
      • Shimako Sato(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The names Akechi and Hashiba may have roots in the historic Azuchi-Momoyama period. Akechi was a general who betrayed his overlord, Oda Nobunaga, and tried to become shogun. Hashiba was a son of Oda who joined in the battle to punish Akechi.
    • Goofs
      It is 1947, but the special camera is defended by lasers. Not invented till 1960.

    User reviews24

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    Top review
    10/10
    Teslapunk superhero movie done right
    K-20 was the most fun I had in a movie theater in a long time. Yes, there are deeper movies, and definitely more expensive ones, especially on this side of the ocean. But K-20 kicks Spiderman's butt (or any other recent costumed hero movie) any day of the week. Special effects are there, but this is first of all a movie about people.

    Set in an alternate 1949, where Word War II never happened, K-20 takes place in a poorer Japan, that bears many signs of the alliance with the Reich. The sets are very well done, imagine a steampunk Blade Runner mixed with post-Dickens, post-Industrial revolution London. This is Teito, the capital of Japan, where orphans roams the streets and the Imperial aristocracy rules with fear and armed men. One ruthless vigilante roams the streets (well, perhaps the roofs): K-20, who in spite of his professed Robin Hoodism is less than loved by the population, who'd rather root for his arch-enemy, the aristocrat Inspector Akechi. Yet K-20 is not the main character here: the hero is Heikichi Endo, who is framed for the crimes of K-20, beaten and imprisoned. How he will be able to escape, clear his name (and save the world, in passing) keeps you glued to your seat for the over two hours and fifteen minutes of the movie.

    The retro atmosphere reminded me a little of Chabon's Kavalier & Clay, if a movie could ever do it justice. Parkour lovers will definitely enjoy the antics of the hero in training. Everyone else, manga fan or not, will have fun.
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    • Jan 30, 2009

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 2008 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • YouTube - trailer [HD] (Flash)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • K-20: Legend of the Mask
    • Filming locations
      • Moji Port, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Dentsu
      • Imagica
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,443,265
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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