K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces backdrop

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces 2008 Directed by Shimako Sato K-20 怪人二十面相・伝

In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Adventure , Crime
Revenue $21,443,265
Release Date 20 December 2008
137 mins
Cast
Takeshi Kaneshiro Heikichi Endo
Takako Matsu Yoko Hashiba
Toru Nakamura Kogoro Akechi
Kanata Hongo Yoshio Kobayashi
Yuki Imai Shinsuke
Fumiyo Kohinata Ringmaster
Takeshi Kaga Mysterious Gentleman
Kazuyoshi Kushida Doctor Yagi
Jun Kaname Doctor Yagi's assistant
Toru Masuoka Inspector Namikoshi
Hideji Ōtaki Company president Hashiba
Hana Kino Yoko Hashiba's maid
Kisuke Iida Detective