The Man of Seven Faces

1960 1h 27m JA

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★6.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Bannai Tarao
Shinjirō Ehara
Shinkichi Sakurai
Yoshiko Sakuma
Sonoko Matsukawa
Naoko Kubo
Tomeko Kawakita
Hitomi Nakahara
Kimiko Baba
Shoji Nakayama
Ryosuke Kiyoshima
Chizuru Kitagawa
Fujiko Baba
Yūji Hori
Inspector Fukumura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Writers: Yoshitake Hisa, Yoshitake Hisa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Bannai Tarao series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Shoei Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Shinjirō Ehara and Yoshiko Sakuma carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shigehiro Ozawa directs. Shoei Nishikawa behind the camera. Eiichi Yamada scores. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Bannai Tarao series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Shoei Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chiezo Kataoka and Shinjirō Ehara and Yoshiko Sakuma carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0188078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.