Film

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

2002 · 1h 30m · Drama · Crime · Mystery

At the end of World War II, a secret human experiment was being conducted in Manchuria, which was in the sphere of influence of the Japanese military. One man's face was to be transformed into that of a completely different person through plastic surgery. Shortly after operation, Japanese military facility where the man was staying was involved in a battle and collapsed, and he disappeared. In 1948, a letter of warning from the Twenty Faces was posted on the wall of the Japanese Museum. The notice read, “All national treasures will be taken away. The police, aware of the warning letter, rush to the Japanese Museum...

Masakazu Tamura

Kogoro Akechi

Takeshi Kitano

Niju Menso

Rie Miyazawa

Fumiyo Yoshinaga

Masahiko Nishimura

Aikawa

Toshiyuki Nishida

Dr. Shibata

Hitomi Kuroki

Amagasaki widow

Shirō Itō

Lieutenant Nakamura

Soichiro Kitamura

Curator Kitakoji

• Katsuo FukuzawaDirector
• Yamamoto KiyotaWriter
• Yasuo YagiProducer

Release date

August 27, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, Crime, Mystery