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The Face of Another (1966)

Genre : Drama, Science Fiction

Runtime : 2H 4M

Director : Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writer : Kōbō Abe

Synopsis

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Mr. Okuyama
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Mrs. Okuyama
Mikijirō Hira
Mikijirō Hira
Psychiatrist
Kyōko Kishida
Kyōko Kishida
Nurse
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
The Boss
Miki Irie
Miki Irie
Girl with Scar
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Apartment Superintendent
Hideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Male Patient
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Patient at Mental Hospital
Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara
Yo-Yo Girl
Eiko Muramatsu
Eiko Muramatsu
Secretary
Yoshie Minami
Yoshie Minami
Old Lady
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Man with Mole
Kakuya Saeki
Kakuya Saeki
Elder Brother of Girl with Scar
Sen Yano
Sen Yano
Mentally Ill Man A
Bibari Maeda
Bibari Maeda
Singer in Bar
Shinobu Itomi
Shinobu Itomi
Robert Dunham
Robert Dunham
Man in the Bar
Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu
Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited)
Mie Anso
Mie Anso
Female Patient
Itomi Rei
Itomi Rei
Stabbed Woman
Yuriko Abe
Yuriko Abe
Doctor's Wife

Crews

Hiroshi Teshigahara
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Kōbō Abe
Kōbō Abe
Novel
Kōbō Abe
Kōbō Abe
Screenplay
Nobuyo Horiba
Nobuyo Horiba
Producer
Kiichi Ichikawa
Kiichi Ichikawa
Producer
Tadashi Ôno
Tadashi Ôno
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Yoshi Sugihara
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Hiroshi Segawa
Hiroshi Segawa
Director of Photography
Masao Yamazaki
Masao Yamazaki
Production Design
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki
Art Direction
Masao Yamazaki
Masao Yamazaki
Art Direction
Kenichirô Yamamoto
Kenichirô Yamamoto
Set Decoration
Tamiko Moriya
Tamiko Moriya
Costume Design
Shigenosuke Okuyama
Shigenosuke Okuyama
Sound Designer
Mitsuo Kume
Mitsuo Kume
Lighting Director

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