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Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Face

Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Face

20097.01h 13m

Overview

Based on a short story by Seichi Matsumoto from 1956 and remake from the 1957 movie of the same name, the story is about an actor who has the opportunity to become a success but 9 years earlier, he had killed a woman with whom he was involved and there was an eyewitness to the murder.

Directed by Masaya Iseda
Written by Seicho Matsumoto, Kenji Nakazono
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Top Cast

Shosuke Tanihara

Shosuke Tanihara

Ryokichi Ino

Natsuki Harada

Natsuki Harada

Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi

Ken Nakamoto

Ken Nakamoto

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

Ryo Segawa

Ryo Segawa

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Naoko Oshimoto

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

About Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Face

Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Face is a crime film released in 2009. Directed by Masaya Iseda, it stars Shosuke Tanihara, Natsuki Harada, Kazuya Takahashi. Based on a short story by Seichi Matsumoto from 1956 and remake from the 1957 movie of the same name, the story is about an actor who has the opportunity to become a success but 9 years earlier, he had killed a woman with whom he was involved and there was an eyewitness to the murder.

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