The Face of Another (film)

The Face of Another
Japanese theatrical release poster
Kanji他人の顔
Revised HepburnTanín no kao
Directed byHiroshi Teshigahara
Screenplay byKōbō Abe
Based onThe Face of Another
by Kōbō Abe
Produced byHiroshi Teshigahara
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Segawa
Edited byYoshi Sugihara
Music byToru Takemitsu
Production
companies
  • Teshigahara Production
  • Tokyo Eiga Co.
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 15 July 1966 (1966-07-15) (Japan)
[1]
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Face of Another (Japanese: 他人の顔, Hepburn: Tanín no Kao) is a 1966 Japanese New Wave film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and based on the 1964 novel of the same name written by Kōbō Abe.[2][3] The story follows engineer Okuyama, who suffers severe facial burns in a work-related accident and is given a new face in the form of a lifelike mask.

  1. ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-1461673743.
  2. ^ "他人の顔 (The Face of Another)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "他人の顔 (The Face of Another)" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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