“Tanin no kao“ (“The Face Of Another“) - Teshigahara Hiroshi [1966] - Trailer

A 1966 black/white movie by Teshigahara Hiroshi 勅使河原 宏 based on the novel of Abe Kōbō. CAST: Tatsuya Nakadai * Machiko Kyō * Eiji Okada * Kyoko Kishida * Mikijiro Hira * Miki Irie The story follows a businessman, Okuyama, whose face is severely burnt in an unspecified work-related accident and is given a new face in the form of a lifelike mask. Soon after being fitted for the mask, he seduces his wife and succeeds. Strangely enough, his personality seemingly begins to change after he puts on the mask as if the mask has influenced his personality.