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The Face of Another

Original title: Tanin no kao · Turkish title: Bir Başkasının Yüzü

“It’s always lonely being free.”

1966 · 2 h 4 min
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
DramaSci-FiThriller

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Machiko Kyō Mikijirō Hira

Credits

Written by: Kôbô Abe

Plot

A man disfigured in an accident is given a lifelike mask by a psychiatrist, and begins to behave like a different person.

Sinekatalog’s take

Hiroshi Teshigahara's unsettling drama follows a disfigured man who dons a lifelike mask. Based on Kobo Abe, it is a cold, haunting meditation on identity and the surface of the self.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (12,398 votes)
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