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The Face of Another

Play trailer Poster for The Face of Another 1967,  2h 4m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
After an explosion disfigures a man, a lifelike mask gives him freedom, but with it comes a change of personality.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jun 25, 2005
The theme is brilliantly and imaginatively explored, and the acting is potent. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Nov 11, 2024
6/10
Teshigahara's film has a dense aesthetic, serving as a discursive synthesis to interrogate the alienating effects of modernity on postwar Japanese society, but its erratic narrative lacks any properly stimulating component. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 23, 2012
B+
Asks probing questions about one's identity. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Feb 6, 2010
The age of masks -- who wears what? Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com Jul 19, 2007
4/5
By the time the movie is over you'll want to rush to a mirror to spend a few minutes staring at yourself. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 12, 2005
3/5
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Kylo L Oct 3, 2018 Brilliant movie with imaginative and fanciful visions, elaborate cinematography and a thoughtful philosophic constituent. The theme of broken identities is quite spread in cinema since its inception, but this Japanese picture has its own unique and at times pretty horrific tale to tell, with its quite innovative for Japanese cinema, back then, approach. It can remind one of 'Eyes without Face', but actually I think it's more deep in psychological sense. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Tatsuya Nakadai

Mr. Okuyama

Miki Irie

Facially scarred young woman

Mikijirō Hira

Psychiatrist

Kyôko Kishida

Nurse

Eiji Okada

Mr. Okuyama's boss

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The Face of Another

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Movie Info

Synopsis After an explosion disfigures a man, a lifelike mask gives him freedom, but with it comes a change of personality.
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Producer
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Production Co
Teshigahara Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 9, 1967, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 1, 2014
Runtime
2h 4m
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