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The Face of Another

Original title: Tanin no kao
  • 1966
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
12K
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The Face of Another (1966)
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

  • Director
    • Hiroshi Teshigahara
  • Writer
    • Kôbô Abe
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Mikijirô Hira
    • Kyôko Kishida
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Teshigahara
    • Writer
      • Kôbô Abe
    • Stars
      • Tatsuya Nakadai
      • Mikijirô Hira
      • Kyôko Kishida
    • 52User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast19

    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Mr. Okuyama
    Mikijirô Hira
    Mikijirô Hira
    • Psychiatrist
    Kyôko Kishida
    Kyôko Kishida
    • Nurse
    Miki Irie
    Miki Irie
    • Girl with Scar
    Eiji Okada
    Eiji Okada
    • The Boss
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Apartment Superintendent
    Hideo Kanze
    Hideo Kanze
    • Male Patient
    Kunie Tanaka
    Kunie Tanaka
    • Patient at Mental Hospital
    Etsuko Ichihara
    • Yo-Yo Girl
    Eiko Muramatsu
    • Secretary
    Yoshie Minami
    Yoshie Minami
    • Old Lady
    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Man with Mole
    Kakuya Saeki
    • Elder Brother of Girl with Scar
    Sen Yano
    • Mentally Ill Man A
    Bibari Maeda
    Bibari Maeda
    • Singer in Bar
    Machiko Kyô
    Machiko Kyô
    • Mrs. Okuyama
    Shinobu Itomi
    Robert Dunham
    Robert Dunham
    • Foreign man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Teshigahara
    • Writer
      • Kôbô Abe
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews52

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Hiroshi Teshigahara said that he intended the film to explore both personal and cultural identities. While the examination of personal identity is quite overt, Teshigahara also explored how Japan's cultural identity had been affected by World War II and its aftermath.
    • Quotes
      • Psychiatrist: You're not the only lonely man. Being free always involves being lonely. Just there is a mask you can peel off and another you can not.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Waltz
      (uncredited)
      Music by Tôru Takemitsu
      Lyrics by Tatsuji Iwabuchi

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 9, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • German
    • Also known as
      • I Have a Stranger's Face
    • Filming locations
      • Train Station, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Teshigahara Productions
      • Tokyo Eiga Co Ltd.
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $35,185
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 4m(124 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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