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The Face of Another (1966) | Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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The Face of Another

Movie1966·122 min

The Face of Another

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Drama Science Fiction

A drama science fiction film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

301 ratings

About The Face of Another

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, obsession, mid century, medicine science, japan, urban, mentor student, romantic partners, everyman, anti hero, hidden identity, body transformation, slow burn reveal, genetic bio

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Details

Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Language: Japanese

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō

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How The Face of Another Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

1960s movies

Top 17%

Drama movies

Top 9%

1960s Drama movies

Top 21%

★Hiroshi Teshigahara films#2 of 3

Top 21% 1960s Drama movies.

Second-best Hiroshi Teshigahara film, behind Woman in the Dunes.

the vibe

The Face of Another Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintensemind-bendingseriouspersonalhaunting

unsettling

contemplative

What it's about

hidden identitybody transformationslow-burn revealidentity self discoveryisolation lonelinessobsessioneverymananti-heromentor studentromantic partnersmedicine sciencegenetic biojapanurbanmid-century

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy