Back to browse
77% Critic Match
The Face of Another
“It’s always lonely being free.”
7.7 / 10• 1966• 2h 2m•NR• Japanese
DramaScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tatsuya Nakadai
Mr. Okuyama
Lead
Mikijiro Hira
Dr. Hori
Machiko Kyō
Mrs. Okuyama
Kyôko Kishida
Nurse
Eiji Okada
The Boss
Miki Irie
Scarred Girl
KS
Kakuya Saeki
Elder Brother of Scarred Girl
Minoru Chiaki
Apartment Superintendent
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroshi Teshigahara's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Face of Another is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
