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The face of another, Janus Films ; Toho ; Sogetsu Foundation ; Teshigahara Productions ; a film by Hiroshi Teshigahara ; director/producer, Hiroshi Teshigahara ; story from the novel by Kobo Abe

Label
The face of another, Janus Films ; Toho ; Sogetsu Foundation ; Teshigahara Productions ; a film by Hiroshi Teshigahara ; director/producer, Hiroshi Teshigahara ; story from the novel by Kobo Abe
Language
jpn
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The face of another
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Janus Films ; Toho ; Sogetsu Foundation ; Teshigahara Productions ; a film by Hiroshi Teshigahara ; director/producer, Hiroshi Teshigahara ; story from the novel by Kobo Abe
Runtime
124
Series statement
Criterion collection, 395
Summary
Okuyama, 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
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Face of another (Japanese)Three films by Hiroshi Teshigahara