The Faceless Dead

2009 1h 52m JA

Drama

Synopsis

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What if an unknown stranger somewhere impersonates you and lives life? 24-year-old TAKIGAWA Misaki (TODO Umi) aspiring to be a non-fiction writer, receives a strange phone call saying TAKIGAWA Misaki is in a coma in a hospital. Learning that someone has posed as Misaki, she visits the hospital and finds an unexpected person. She begins to discover the woman's real name and the reason why she had to be someone else.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Reika Akuzawa
Yoko Chosokabe
Satoshi Motomura
Atsushi Oda
Gan Tanaka
Umi Tôdô

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kishū Izuchi
Writers: Kishū Izuchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kishū Izuchi, shot by Itaru Itô. 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 Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Reika Akuzawa and Yoko Chosokabe and Satoshi Motomura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1536025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kishū Izuchi directs. Itaru Itô behind the camera. Goro Yasukawa scores. Bunpei Yoshioka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kishū Izuchi, shot by Itaru Itô. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bunpei Yoshioka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Reika Akuzawa and Yoko Chosokabe and Satoshi Motomura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1536025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.