K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

Overview

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.

Cast and crew

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  Takeshi KaneshiroHeikichi Endo

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  Takako MatsuYoko Hashiba

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  Toru NakamuraKogoro Akechi

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  Kanata HongoYoshio Kobayashi

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  Jun KunimuraGenji

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  Yuki ImaiShinsuke

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  Fumiyo KohinataRingmaster

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  Takeshi KagaMysterious Gentleman

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  Kyusaku ShimadaDesigner

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  Kazuyoshi KushidaDoctor Yagi

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  Jun KanameDoctor Yagi's assistant

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  Yutaka MatsushigePrisoner

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  Reiko TakashimaKikuko

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  Toru MasuokaInspector Namikoshi

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  Hideji ŌtakiCompany president Hashiba

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  Hana KinoYoko Hashiba's maid

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  Kisuke IidaDetective

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  Ritsuko Okusa

Director

Shimako Satō

Writer

Shimako Satō, So Kitamura and Takashi Yamazaki

Music

Naoki Sato

Cinematography

Kōzō Shibazaki