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Faceless

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<Synopsis>

Adapted from SOMEI Tamehito’s novel of the same name, Faceless is directed by hit-maker FUJII Michihito (director of acclaimed films such as The Last Ten Years and 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days). The film plunges into the mysterious case of a fugitive with “five faces.”
KABURAGI (YOKOHAMA Ryusei), arrested and sentenced to death for a murder that shocked Japan, has escaped. Now a fugitive, he travels across the country, crossing paths with Sayaka (YOSHIOKA Riho), Kazuya (MORIMOTO Shintaro), and Mai (YAMADA Anna). Hot on his trail is Detective MATANUKI (YAMADA Takayuki), who interrogates these three witnesses. However, the KABURAGI each one describes seems like a completely different person.
For 343 days, KABURAGI stays one step ahead of the law. Who is he, really? And what is his true purpose as he traverses Japan, changing his face at every turn? When the final truth is unveiled, it will challenge everything you believe and move you to tears.

<Staff>

Director: FUJII Michihito

Planning and Producing: MIZUKI Yuta
Planning: FUKUSHIMA Daisuke
Producers: TSUJIMOTO Tamako, ABE Masahito, SEZAKI Hideto

Original Story: SOMEI Tamehito
Screenplay: KOTERA Kazuhisa
Screenplay: FUJII Michihito
Cinematography: KAWAKAMI Tomoyuki
Editor: FURUKAWA Tatsuma
Music: OHMAMA Takashi

Production: Faceless Film Partners
Distributor (Japan) : SHOCHIKU

<movie information>

Year of Production:2024
Running Time:120min
Country/Region:Japan
Language of Dialogue:Japanese
Subtitle Language:English
Film Rating:PG12 / Parental Guidance 12

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＜Director＞

FUJII Michihito

Born in 1986, FUJII Michihito is a graduate of Nihon University’s College of Art. After graduating, he founded the film collective Babel Label in 2010 and made his commercial film debut in 2014 with Oh! Father, an adaptation of a novel by ISAKA Kotaro.

His film The Journalist (2019) was a critical triumph, winning six awards at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize, including Best Picture, among numerous other accolades.

Director FUJII has since maintained a prolific output, directing acclaimed films such as We Are (2018), Day and Night (2019), The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020), A Family (2021), The Last 10 Years (2022), Village (2023), Hard Days (2023), and 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024). His television work includes the series Avalanche (2021) and Informer (2023), as well as the Netflix originals The Journalist (2022) and The Parades (2024).
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＜Guest＞

YAMADA Takayuki

Born on October 20, 1983, in Kagoshima Prefecture, YAMADA Takayuki made his acting debut in 1999. His career breakthrough came in 2003 with his first leading role in the television drama Water Boys.

YAMADA has since become a leading figure in Japanese cinema and television, headlining a string of major productions such as Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World, Train Man, the Dark Money Ushijima series, the Yoshihiko the Brave series, The Naked Director, and Eleven Rebels. His performance in the film True Identity earned him the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Beyond acting, he is a key creative force, serving as a producer and director for the filmmaker discovery project MIRRORLIAR FILMS.

Audiences can look forward to seeing him next in the film New Interpretation: Bakumatsu Den (scheduled for release on December 19) and in the lead role of the Netflix series Quiztopia.