Cabaret Cinema: The Face of Another

Based on the novel of the same name written by Kōbō Abe, the story follows an engineer, Okuyama, whose face is severely burnt in a work-related accident and is given a new face in the form of a lifelike mask. 1966, Japan, Hiroshi Teshihagara, 124 min, Japanese with English subtitles.

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