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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
Action · Adventure · Crime · 2008
In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.
Movie details
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
2008 Action · Adventure · Crime 2h 17m
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TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.
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For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
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The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Shimako Sato
Written by
Shimako Sato · So Kitamura · Takashi Yamazaki
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Heikichi Endo
Takako Matsu
Yoko Hashiba
Toru Nakamura
Kogoro Akechi
Kanata Hongo
Yoshio Kobayashi
Jun Kunimura
Genji
Yuki Imai
Shinsuke
Fumiyo Kohinata
Ringmaster
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Put K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.