Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso (2002)
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...
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
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Masakazu Tamura as Kogoro Akechi |
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Takeshi Kitano as Niju Menso |
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Rie Miyazawa as Fumiyo Yoshinaga |
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Masahiko Nishimura as Aikawa |
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Toshiyuki Nishida as Dr. Shibata |
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Hitomi Kuroki as Amagasaki widow |
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Shirō Itō as Lieutenant Nakamura |
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Soichiro Kitamura as Curator Kitakoji |
| Directing | Katsuo Fukuzawa | Director |
| Writing | Rampo Edogawa | Author |
| Writing | Yamamoto Kiyota | Writer |
| Production | Yasuo Yagi | Producer |
