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Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

20025.01h 30m

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...

Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa
Written by Yamamoto Kiyota, Rampo Edogawa
Produced by Yasuo Yagi
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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

About Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso is a drama, crime, mystery film released in 2002. Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa, it stars Masakazu Tamura, Takeshi Kitano, Rie Miyazawa. 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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