Is The Face of Another sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Face of Another scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Face of Another end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Face of Another violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Face of Another easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Face of Another

Name: The Face of Another
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1966
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō, Kyôko Kishida, Eiji Okada

It’s always lonely being free.

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Produced by Teshigahara Productions, Tokyo Eiga

1966122 min7.8 / 10

A cerebral, formally experimental meditation on identity and alienation in which a man's artificial mask becomes a vehicle for exploring the fragmentation of the self.

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.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories East Asian History & Culture Body Horror and Mutilation Film Genres and Movements Science Experiment Movies

Genres

Drama Science Fiction

Keywords

Mask Japan Dual Identity Based On Novel Or Book Identity Crisis Black And White Japanese New Wave Experimental Surgery Science Experiment

Questions people ask

Is The Face of Another sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Face of Another scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does The Face of Another end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Face of Another violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Face of Another easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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