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Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

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...

Top Cast

  • Masakazu Tamura

    Masakazu Tamura

    Kogoro Akechi

  • Takeshi Kitano

    Takeshi Kitano

    Niju Menso

  • Rie Miyazawa

    Rie Miyazawa

    Fumiyo Yoshinaga

  • Masahiko Nishimura

    Masahiko Nishimura

    Aikawa

  • Toshiyuki Nishida

    Toshiyuki Nishida

    Dr. Shibata

  • Hitomi Kuroki

    Hitomi Kuroki

    Amagasaki widow

  • Shirō Itō

    Shirō Itō

    Lieutenant Nakamura

  • Soichiro Kitamura

    Soichiro Kitamura

    Curator Kitakoji

Overview

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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