K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
K-20: Kaijin nijû mensô den (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 17min
- Action, Adventure
- 20 Dec 2008 (Japan)
- Movie
Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.
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Cast
| Takeshi Kaneshiro | ... |
Heikichi Endo
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| Takako Matsu | ... |
Yoko Hashiba
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| Tôru Nakamura | ... |
Kogoro Akechi
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Ryôhei Abe |
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| Kanata Hongô | ... |
Yoshio Kobayashi
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| Yûki Imai | ... |
Shinsuke
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| Takeshi Kaga | ... |
Mysterious Gentleman
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Eiji Kakutani |
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| Jun Kaname |
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Hana Kino |
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| Fumiyo Kohinata |
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| Jun Kunimura | ... |
Genji
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Kazuyoshi Kushida |
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Tôru Masuoka | ... |
Inspector Namikoshi
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| Yutaka Matsushige |
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Ayumu Saitô |
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| Kyûsaku Shimada |
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Reiko Takashima | ... |
Kikuko
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Ryûtarô Yamasaki |
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Hideji Ôtaki |
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Edward L. Papazian | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Shimako Sato | ... | (as Shimako Satô) |
Written by
| So Kitamura | ... | (novels "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den" and "Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den: Seidô no Majin") (as Sô Kitamura) |
| Shimako Sato | ... | (screenplay) (as Shimako Satô) |
Produced by
| Shûji Abe | ... | executive producer |
| Chikahiro Ando | ... | producer |
| Fannie Dai Hong | ... | line producer: Shanghai |
| Fumihiro Hirai | ... | producer: VAP |
| Osamu Kamei | ... | producer: Shogakukan |
| Masaki Koide | ... | associate producer |
| Shin'ichirô Nishigaki | ... | producer: Yoimuri Television |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | executive producer |
| Yûji Shimamoto | ... | producer: Dentsu |
| Tatsuo Shimamura | ... | producer: Shirogumi |
| Yoshishige Shimatani | ... | chief executive producer / producer: Toho (as Yoshinari Shimatani) |
| Chikara Takano | ... | producer: Imagica |
| Shoichi Takeuchi | ... | line producer |
| Noboru Ôtsuki | ... | producer: Yomiuri Shimbun |
Music by
| Naoki Satô | ||
Cinematography by
| Kôzô Shibasaki | ||
Editing by
| Ryûji Miyajima | ||
Casting By
| Tomoko Kobata | ... | (as Tomoko Obata) |
Production Design by
| Anri Jôjô | ||
| Anri Kamijô | ||
Art Direction by
| Shinsuke Kojima | ||
Set Decoration by
| Tetsuji Tatsuta | ||
Costume Design by
| Aiko Mizushima | ||
Makeup Department
| Kakusei Fujiwara | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Naoko Koizumi | ... | hair & make-up |
| Michiyo Miyauchi | ... | hair & make-up |
| Kanako Nishimura | ... | hair & make-up |
Production Management
| Gô Abe | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Tatsunori Akiba | ... | graphic producer |
| Kiyoshi Okuyama | ... | storyboard |
| Kenjiro Tsubono | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Kenji Shibasaki | ... | sound effects |
| Hitoshi Tsurumaki | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Fumihiko Aida | ... | gun effects |
| Satoru Okuda | ... | special effects |
| Bill Yokoyama | ... | gun effects |
Visual Effects by
| Koji Busaka | ... | supervisor: Imagica (as Koji Takesaka) |
| Sachiko Eba | ... | digital matte painter: Fude |
| Tatsuya Hayasaki | ... | 3dcg artist: Shirogumi |
| Takayuki Hayashi | ... | 3dcg texture: Shirogumi |
| Taishi Kirito | ... | designer: Imagica (as Taishi Kirudo) |
| Daiji Masumoto | ... | digital matte painter: Fude |
| Kentarô Nishio | ... | vfx producer: Imagica |
| Yayoi Sasaki | ... | designer: Imagica |
| Kiyoko Shibuya | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Minako Shimada | ... | digital matte painter: Fude |
| Shinji Takahara | ... | motion director: Mozoo (as Shinji Takehara) |
| Tsutomu Tanaka | ... | designer: Imagica |
| Takayuki Ueki | ... | 3dcg artist: Shirogumi |
| Takashi Yamazaki | ... | special thanks: visual effects |
Stunts
| Tatsuro Koike | ... | action director |
| Oleg Krasnyanskiy | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Masafumi Oishi | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Keiji Hashimoto | ... | second cameraman |
| Akiyo Miyoshi | ... | gaffer |
| Ken'ichi Mizuno | ... | lighting |
| Eiji Mukôyama | ... | cinematography assistant |
Music Department
| Kôzô Araki | ... | music production |
| Yoshitaka Fujimura | ... | music selection |
| Yusuke Horigome | ... | music associate producer |
Additional Crew
| Jason Gray | ... | translator |
| Remi Kumagai | ... | production coordinator |
| TanBA | ... | magic supervisor |
| Sharyn Yau | ... | publicity and marketing |
| Makoto Yokoyama | ... | action director |
| Harry Han Ying Zhu | ... | production coordinator: Shanghai |
Production Companies
- Dentsu
- Imagica
- Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Robot Communications
- Shirogumi
- Shogakukan
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Toho
- Video Audio Project (VAP)
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)
Distributors
- Toho (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Festive Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Saigon Movies Media (2009) (Vietnam) (theatrical)
- CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan)
- Golden Scene (2009) (Hong Kong)
- Nippon Television Network (NTV) (2009) (Japan) (tv)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Zylo (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Manga Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom)
- Viz Video (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Central Park Films (2011) (Czechia)
- Central Park Films (2011) (Slovakia)
- Asian Crush (2011) (United States)
- Digital Media Rights (2011) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arquebuse (sound effects)
- Asia Film Network (extras casting)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Ehime Film Commission (film commission)
- Imagica (digital intermediate)
- Imagica (film processing)
- Kitakyushu Film Commission (film commission)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- NAC Image Technology (camera equipment supplied by)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Xpert Films (extras casting)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The names Akechi and Hashiba may have roots in the historic Azuchi-Momoyama period. Akechi was a general who betrayed his overlord, Oda Nobunaga, and tried to become shogun. Hashiba was a son of Oda who joined in the battle to punish Akechi. See more » |
| Goofs | Japan has avoided World War Two. But nothing is said about the Sino-Japanese war. Began formally in 1937, but including earlier events like the occupation of Manchuria in 1932. See more » |