---
title: 'The Face of Another (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hiroshi Teshigahara'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-face-of-another-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061065/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Face of Another (1966)

1966 · 124 min · Drama, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: 他人の顔

## Synopsis

The Face of Another  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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hiroshi Teshigahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-teshigahara)
- **Producer:** [Hiroshi Teshigahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-teshigahara)
- **Screenplay:** [Kōbō Abe](https://cinepixo.com/people/kobo-abe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tōru Takemitsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/toru-takemitsu)

## Cast

- [Hisashi Igawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisashi-igawa)
- [Minoru Chiaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-chiaki)
- [Tatsuya Nakadai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuya-nakadai)
- [Eiji Okada](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiji-okada)
- [Hideo Kanze](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-kanze)
- [Etsuko Ichihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/etsuko-ichihara)
- [Kunie Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunie-tanaka)
- [Kyōko Kishida](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyoko-kishida)
- [Mikijirō Hira](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikijiro-hira)
- [Machiko Kyō](https://cinepixo.com/people/machiko-kyo)

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