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The Face (1966) | Criteria

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The Face

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Poland • Japanese • 1966 • 1h 31m

Directors

Piotr Studzinski, Namio Yuasa

Crime Drama Shorts

Synopsis

While a film student in Łódź, Krzysztof Kieślowski portrayed a tortured artist in his classmate Piotr Studzinski’s short THE FACE.

Credits

Crew

DirectorPiotr Studzinski, Namio Yuasa

WriterAkira Hayashi, Kyuzo Kobayashi, Namio Yuasa

CinematographerMamoru Morita

ComposerJun Suzuki

Cast

Takashi Inagaki

松井美津子

Michiko Toyohara