Movie·1966·2h 2m
The Face of Another
It’s always lonely being free.
Directed By
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Country
Japan
Language
German
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 他人の顔
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.
Written By
Kōbō Abe
Producer
Nobuyo Horiba, Kiichi Ichikawa
Cinematography
Hiroshi Segawa
Music
Toru Takemitsu
Editor
Yoshi Sugihara
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Mr. Okuyama
Mikijiro Hira
Dr. Hori
Machiko Kyō
Mrs. Okuyama
Kyôko Kishida
Nurse
Eiji Okada
The Boss
Miki Irie
Scarred Girl
Kakuya Saeki
Elder Brother of Scarred Girl
Minoru Chiaki
Apartment Superintendent
Etsuko Ichihara
Yoko
Hisashi Igawa
Man with Mole
Hideo Kanze
Male Patient
Kunie Tanaka
Mentally Ill Man #1
Sen Yano
Mentally Ill Man #2
Eiko Muramatsu
Secretary
Yoshie Minami
Old Lady
Bibari Maeda
Singer in Bar
Robert Dunham
Man in the Bar
Toru Takemitsu
Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Nobuyo Horiba
Producer
Kōbō Abe
Screenplay
Kiichi Ichikawa
Producer
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Tadashi Ôno
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Hiroshi Segawa
Director of Photography
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