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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.3 / 100
2008·Action / Adventure / Crime·2h 17m

K-20: THE FIEND WITH TWENTY FACES

In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.

Above the Line
Shimako Sato·DirectorShimako Sato·ScreenplaySo Kitamura·WriterKōzō Shibazaki·Director of PhotographyNaoki Sato·Original Music ComposerRyuji Miyajima·Editor
Cast
Takeshi Kaneshiro·Heikichi EndoTakako Matsu·Yoko HashibaToru Nakamura·Kogoro AkechiKanata Hongo·Yoshio KobayashiJun Kunimura·GenjiYuki Imai·ShinsukeFumiyo Kohinata·RingmasterTakeshi Kaga·Mysterious GentlemanKyusaku Shimada·DesignerKazuyoshi Kushida·Doctor Yagi
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Shimako Sato·DirectorNaoki Kawamura·Assistant DirectorTatsuro Koike·Action DirectorMakoto Yokoyama·Action Director
Writing· 3
So Kitamura·WriterShimako Sato·ScreenplayTakashi Yamazaki·Writer
Camera· 1
Kōzō Shibazaki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ryuji Miyajima·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Naoki Sato·Original Music ComposerKenji Shibasaki·Sound EffectsHitoshi Tsurumaki·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 5
Anri Jojo·Production DesignKakusei Fujiwara·Special Effects Makeup ArtistMichiyo Miyauchi·Makeup & HairAiko Mizushima·CostumerTetsuji Tatsuta·Decorator
Production· 9
Chikahiro Ando·ProducerKazuyoshi Ishida·ProducerSeiji Okuda·Executive ProducerShuji Abe·Executive ProducerShoichi Takeuchi·Line ProducerGo Abe·Production ManagerMasaki Koide·Associate ProducerTakuya Ito·Associate ProducerNozomu Takahashi·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 4
Takashi Yamazaki·Visual Effects SupervisorKiyoko Shibuya·Visual Effects DirectorAkiyo Miyoshi·GafferKenichi Mizuno·Gaffer
By the Numbers
70.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$21M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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