The Face of Another
他人の顔 (original)
A staggering work of existential science fiction, 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.
Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyō, Mikijirô Hira, Kyōko Kishida, Eiji Okada, Miki Irie, Minoru Chiaki, Hideo Kanze, Kunie Tanaka, Etsuko Ichihara
Watch "The Face of Another" on Criterion Channel released in 1966. It's a drama and science-fiction movie, and has a rating of 7.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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