Jun Kunimura,
Kanata Hongô,
Reiko Takashima,
Takako Matsu,
Takeshi Kaga
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Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.
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1949. In an alternative universe where WWII never happened, a masked master thief known as K-20 terrorises the rich in Japan's capital city Teito stealing priceless items. When circus acrobat Heikichi Endo is framed for his crimes and sent to jail, he breaks out with the help of ...( read more)
K-20: Legend of the Mask is a Japanese superhero-esque movie done right. Congratulations Shimako Sato.Set in an alternate 1949, the film captures the setting quite nicely, with moderate use of CG throughout the entire picture. By the way, the CG is also great. The pl
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A fun, light-hearted action adventure movie! I love it! One of the best commercial Japanese movie I've seen. I hope they make a sequel, because I'm sure it'll be a hit too!
it's all very well done as your typical action/adventure, except i feel a little sorry for edogawa rampo and his characters
oh gosh.. am i addicted to this type of movie? I decided to watch just because my friend persuade me to watch this with her. but i ended up liking it so much and even rated this 5 stars! It was a fun movie to watch, with a little bit of puzzle and surprises (this is what i'm look...( read more)
In fictional capital city Teito where aristocrats continue to thrive since the 19th century, there is a wide gap between rich and poor. However, there are rumours of a mysterious thief who only steals from the rich and also in incredible ways. People call him K-20, short for Kaij...( read more)
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In the fictional capital "Teito" where the aristocrats continue to thrive since the 19th Century, there are rumours about a mysterious thief, who only steals from the rich and aids the poor. People call him K-20, (The Phantom Thief with 20 faces). Heikichi, a circus acrobat was conned and mistaken as K-20 and subsequently arrested by Akechi Kogoro, a famous detective who once arrested K-20 himself. In the midst of clearing his name, Heikichi rescued Yoko Hashiba, the Duchess, Detective Akechi’s betrothed fiancée. In the non-stop battle with K-20, the true identity of the thief may finally be revealed!
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