The Face of Another (Tanin no kao). Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966.
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Edition screened: Criterion DVD #395, included in Criterion 4-DVD set #392, Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara, released 2007. Japanese language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 124 minutes.
Edition screened: Criterion DVD #395, included in Criterion 4-DVD set #392, Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara, released 2007. Japanese language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 124 minutes.
Summary: Use of an animal carcass.
Details: A man looking out a window at a beach is transformed into the skinned carcass of a large animal, 1:53:05-1:53:10. The scene is shocking because of the sudden visual surprise more than for the image of the carcass.
The disc also includes James Quandt’s entertaining and intelligent 25-minute video essay exploring The Face of Another.
