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The Face of Another
Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Not Rated
1966
2h 2m
Drama
,
Science Fiction
,
and more
7.9
86%
90%
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A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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Cast of The Face of Another
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)
Mie Anso
Female Patient
Itomi Rei
Stabbed Woman
Yuriko Abe
Doctor's Wife
Shinobu Itomi
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Kōbō Abe
Writer
Nobuyo Horiba
Producer
Kiichi Ichikawa
Producer
Tadashi Ôno
Producer
The Face of Another Ratings & Reviews
Rowan Krzysiak
February 25, 2025
A story told in such a way it would be unlikely to receive a 2h runtime these days. It's a basic idea that tries to suggest a deeper meaning with unnatural and overly prophetic dialogue. A few style over substance shots are also thrown in for good measure including the entire sub-story which feels completely superfluous. It teases something good but bumbles the execution in all departments.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Asks probing questions about one's identity.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
The age of masks -- who wears what?
Filmcritic.com
Don Willmott
By the time the movie is over you'll want to rush to a mirror to spend a few minutes staring at yourself.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
The theme is brilliantly and imaginatively explored, and the acting is potent.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Matt Bailey
I watched Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Face of Another and read about it and thought about it, yet ultimately failed to connect with it.
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