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Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

2002 · 90 min Drama Crime Mystery
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

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...

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Original Title 明智小五郎対怪人二十面相
Year 2002
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Crime, Mystery
Director Katsuo Fukuzawa
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a dual narrative, weaving a post-war detective chase with flashbacks to wartime Manchuria, using this contrast to explore profound trauma and the loss of identity. It relies on a noir atmosphere to pose philosophical questions about the self when one's face is no longer their own.

What lingers after the final reveal is not the solution to the heist, but a melancholic reflection on history's scars, where crime becomes an era's revenge and identity itself is the ultimate mystery. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa

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Best watched in dim light, absorbed in its post-war mystery atmosphere.

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