The Face of Another

The Face of Another

1966-07-15 • 2h 2m • NR •
Drama Science Fiction
7.8
User Score
273 votes

"It’s always lonely being free."

Overview

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.

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Kōbō Abe

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

2h 2m

Release Date

1966-07-15

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Reviews

badelf

badelf

2024-01-13T00:13:13.042Z

This is difficult because I expected to like this movie much more than I did. There is a lot of creativity in it, starting with the premise itself. The photography and sometimes other-wordly sets also impressed me. What disappointed me was the absence of a communicated clear vision. At the end, I didn't know what I had seen or how I felt about it. I wasn't sure if the story was about mask & identity, or about cultural monster labels and prejudice, or about the aftermath of Nagasaki/Hiroshima bombing, or about love and the lack of it.