K 20 inhabits a world thats very familiar to comic book readers, alternate history whatif. The fiend with twenty faces 2008 plot summary imdb. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called the kaijin fiend with 20 faces k20 for short begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. Using his incredible physical dexterity, heikichi wages war. One day a circus acrobat named heikichi endo takeshi kaneshiro is framed for k20s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. The capital of teito is in crisis with the emergence of a phantom thief known as the fiend kaijin with twenty faces or simply k20. If you like fun action movies, you cant go wrong with this one. While the title points to k20, the fiend with 20 faces, the storys actually focused on heikichi endo kaneshiro as a poor circus acrobat. A liveaction film set in an alternate universe where world war 2 never happened, that has the fiend terrorizing japan.
Watch empire of passion free download online for free. So he should not be depicted as an apparently vicious villain like the man on the cover page. 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 legend of the black mask i believed it to be a japanese superhero movie, but usually takeshi kaneshiro is great in movies, and that was the main reason for buying it, plus it was a liveaction manga movie, so what could possibly go wrong here. K20, the fiend with twenty faces, steals from the rich and gives to himself. A good man takes on the guise of a bad guy to expose evil and help the needy in this period actionadventure story based on the manga by soh kitamura. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
In this section, we present all the latest cover artwork for upcoming 4k ultra hd, bluray, dvd and video game releases, organized in a handy street date calendar format. Heikichi endo takeshi kaneshiro is a circus acrobat who is deceived by k20 and is set up to take the fall for the phantom thief. The fiend with twenty faces 2008 assistir filmes online. The title comes from akechis longestrunning adversary, the fiend with twenty faces or k 20 as hes called at times for shortenings sake another homage by the prolific writer to gentleman thief, arsene lupin. Now they have begun bringing home some live action movies, like this one. The fiend with 20 faces from japan to add to the mix. The fiend with twenty faces trailer with english subtitles.
First, as i understand it, the fiend with twenty faces is a sort of gentleman who does not like violence he never kills or injures anyone. Kaijin niju menso is a fictional character who serves as a recurring antagonist for kogoro akechi in edogawa rampos mystery fiction. The fiend with twenty faces 2008 release info imdb. The fiend with twenty faces kikuko 2008 kokuchi sezu kyoko hashimoto 2008 yottsu no uso 2008. Here the japanese have avoided ww2 and have evolved into a strange combination of the taisho era with the totalitarian leanings of the showa with technology seemingly mired in the 1920s even though the film is set in the late 1940s. Playing heroine duchess yoko hashiba is takako matsu, one of. K20 takes place in japan in the 1930s from an alternate history. Last month i visited the american film market 2008 in santa. Nevertheless many people do have problems with subtitles for one reason or. With ten oscar nominations, sam mendes 1917 is a technical marvel. The fiend with 20 faces is a super hero adventure movie from japan thats very much in the vein of batman, zorro and the rocketeer.
One day, he is deceived by a mysterious old man, and arrested as k20. Sep 16, 2009 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. A daring thief who can take on seemingly endless roles and identities in his pursuit of pilfered riches. Dec 20, 2008 while the title points to k 20, the fiend with 20 faces, the storys actually focused on heikichi endo kaneshiro as a poor circus acrobat. With takeshi kaneshiro, takako matsu, toru nakamura, ryohei abe. Today, viz pictures is releasing the action film k20. Jun 22, 2009 k20 is based on a novel by soh kitamura who borrowed the character of k20 the kajin or fiend with 20 faces from the classic detective novels of rampo edogawa, who popularized mystery. Twenty twenty four, fringe five twenty ten, poirot four and twenty blackbirds. The fiend with twenty faces assistir filme online vip tv online filmes completos gratis filmes online assistir filmes hd k20. Takeshi kaneshiro and takako matsu portray a fictional roles in the. But now, on the eve of the marriage between society princess, yoko hashiba, and chief of police, kogoro akechi, the fiend frames simple circus acrobat hekichi endo takeshi kaneshiro for his crimes and the poor sap is arrested and sentenced to death. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Known to all of japan, the character of the fiend with twenty faces is the. Tv shows so terrible they got axed before 5 episodes.
And if batfans would see some similarities here, id say his characters more like dick grayson and with putting his abilities to fighting crime, its almost exactly how a nightwing would behave. Legend of the mask received its north american premiere at the 2009 santa barbara film festival. To celebrate the new release, viz pictures is giving scifi japan readers in the united states and canada a chance to win one of three gift packs, each with the k20. Set in a fictional japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim. Release dates 16 also known as aka 9 release dates japan 20 december 2008. Twenty 822x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. The title comes from akechis longestrunning adversary, the fiend with twenty faces or k20 as hes called at times for shortenings sake another homage by the prolific writer to gentleman thief, arsene lupin.
The fiend with twenty faces actor 2008 known for the fighter pilot actor 20. It takes place in an alternate 1940s where world war ii never happened and now a class system rules all of japan. Legend of the mask at film festivals, the fiend with twenty faces on home video in the united states and the legend of the black mask in the united kingdom is a 2008 japanese action film written and directed by shimako sato and based on a novel by so kitamura and its sequel. Chicagoan frank gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be. The fiend with twenty faces k20 legend of the mask huyen thoai chiec mat na full hd 2008 b. The fiend with twenty faces you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with chase, adventure, crimes, heroes, rich and poor, crime and frame up themes of action, adventure and crime genre shot in japan. A gentleman thief and master of disguise, he is considered akechis archenemy or most famous adversary.