Tales of Terror: The Painted Face

2009 0h 48m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1

Horror

Synopsis

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Here is a school where hangs a portrait of a female whose face has been painted over. If you scratch away a portion of the whitewash, the woman actually appears to haunt and harass you. Her face is said to defy description, so horrifying in fact that one wishes for death upon seeing it. This school forms the backdrop for female teen, Yayoi Himeno, who finds herself embroiled in a terrifying mystery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kai Iwashimizu
Rena Mashita
Rio Yamashita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hirokatsu Kihara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kai Iwashimizu and Rena Mashita and Rio Yamashita carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21161358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hirokatsu Kihara directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kai Iwashimizu and Rena Mashita and Rio Yamashita carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt21161358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.