The Face of Another

Jul 15, 1966

2h 2m

★ 7.8

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.

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Teshigahara Productions

Tokyo Eiga

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Cast

Mr. Okuyama

Tatsuya Nakadai

Dr. Hori

Mikijiro Hira

Mrs. Okuyama

Machiko Kyō

Nurse

Kyôko Kishida

The Boss

Eiji Okada

Scarred Girl

Miki Irie

Elder Brother of Scarred Girl

Kakuya Saeki

Apartment Superintendent

Minoru Chiaki

Yoko

Etsuko Ichihara

Man with Mole

Hisashi Igawa

Male Patient

Hideo Kanze

Mentally Ill Man #1

Kunie Tanaka

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