The Face of Another
- Mon, Jul 27
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Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara Run Time: 122 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1966 Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Machiko Kyō, Mikijiro Hira, Tatsuya Nakadai
Screenwriter: Kôbô Abe
Producer: Hiroshi Teshigahara
A staggering work of existential science fiction, Hiroshi Teshigahara’s The Face of Another dissects identity with the sure hand of a surgeon. Okuyama (Yojimbo‘s Tatsuya Nakadai), after being burned and disfigured in an industrial accident and estranged from his family and friends, agrees to his psychiatrist’s radical experiment: a face transplant, created from the mold of a stranger. As Okuyama is thus further alienated from the world around him, he finds himself giving in to his darker temptations. With unforgettable imagery, Teshigahara’s film explores both the limits and freedom in acquiring a new persona, and questions the notion of individuality itself.
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