K-20: The Fiend With Twenty Faces Review

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(More customer reviews)Takeshi Kaneshiro, who has sometimes been referred to as the Asian Johnny Depp, is an actor who can play just about any role to which he commits. And he commits to the role of Heikichi Endo 100%. Set in an alternative Tokyo, one where WWII never happened, Heikichi Endo lives for the circus. A talented acrobat and showman, he's poor but happy entertaining the common folk. His life changes forever when he's approached by a mysterious man who asks him to use his ability to take pictures of society heiress Yoko Hashiba's engagement ceremony to popular police detective Kogoro Akechi. What Endo doesn't realize until it's too late is that he's been set up to be mistaken for K-20, the Fiend with 20 Faces, a masked thief whom Akechi has been trying to catch for years. To clear his name, Endo quickly realizes that he needs to become a thief to catch a thief. A very entertaining movie ensues. Kaneshiro is a fine comedic actor and he's well matched in his scenes opposite Takako Matsu, who calls to mind a Japanese Lucille Ball. She's dizzy and delightful. The final showdown between Endo and K-20 is exhilarating, but no more so than Endo's training run scenes. Director Sato Shimako employs parkour as the means by which Endo moves through Tokyo looking to confront his enemy. It works. For fans of Kaneshiro's work, it's as apt to refer to Johnny Depp as the American Takeshi Kaneshiro. Don't miss this movie. It's a ton of fun.

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Based on the novel by Soh Kitamura, the character of The Fiend with Twenty Faces is known to all of Japan and is the central figure in this thrilling story. The cast includes some of the most recognized names including Takeshi Kaneshiro, an actor consistently cast in the biggest films across Asia, and Takako Matsu, one of Japan’s most sophisticated and respected actresses. The acclaimed writer-director Shimako Sato and the incredible “retro futuristic" visuals make this film an action spectacular not to be missed. It is 1949 in Japan, in a world where World War II never happened and the nobility system established in the Meiji Era is still in place. An extreme divide exists between the upper and lower classes, with 90 percent of the country’s wealth being held by the upper class. The capital of Teito is in crisis with the emergence of a phantom thief known as "The Fiend (Kaijin) with Twenty Faces" or simply "K-20." Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is a circus acrobat who is deceived by K-20 and is set up to take the fall for the phantom thief. Using his incredible physical dexterity, Heikichi wages war against K-20 in order to clear his name, fighting alongside K-20's next wealthy target, Duchess Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu), and her fiancée, brilliant detective Kogoro Akechi (Toru Nakamura). But what is the ultimate decision Heikichi has to make?

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