K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)

Original title

K-20 怪人二十面相・伝

Directed by

Shimako Satō

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A master thief known as K-20 steals from the rich in a fictional 1940s Japanese city. A circus acrobat is framed for K-20's crimes and must clear his name.

fast-pacedslicklightheartedstylishadventurousescapistpulpywhimsical

What happens

K-20: Legend of the Mask (Japanese: K-20 怪人二十面相・伝, Hepburn: Kē-Tuentī: Kaijin Nijū Mensō Den; literally "Legend of the Twenty-Faced Mysterious Person") is a 2008 Japanese action film written and directed by Shimako Satō and based on a novel by Sō Kitamura and its sequel, and also features characters created by Edogawa Ranpo. The film was released worldwide on December 20, 2008. Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu, Tōru Nakamura and Kanata Hongo star in the film, along with Takeshi Kaga, Fumiyo Kohinata, Reiko Takashima, Toru Masuoka and Yuki Imai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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