Product Details

• Actors: Toru Nakamura, Takako Matsu, Jun Kunimura, Reiko Takashima Takeshi Kaneshiro
• Subtitles: English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002J48Z9I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,358 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Synopsis: In 1949. World War II has been avoided. The system of "nobility" established in the Meiji Era (mid-late 19th century) continues today, creating an extreme divide between the upper and lower classes. Ninety percent of the country's wealth is controlled by the upper members of society. Teito has been gripped by the emergence of a phantom thief who steals priceless objects from the rich. He is known as "The Fiend (Kaijin) With Twenty Faces" or simply "K-20". Language : Japanese Subtitle : Chinese / English / Japanese Video Format : NTSC Region Code : ALL Model : DVD9 Discs : 1

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Legend of Popular Japanese Heroes Comes Alive, December 9, 2009

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susumu-5 (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2008 Japanese Moive: K-20 Legend of the Mask W/Eng Sub (DVD)

When asked about "which fictional detective do you like best?", Japanese young adults of 00s might respond: "Edogawa Konan! No Hajime Kindaichi". It is an amusing fact that both comic book detective heroes never forget to refer some of legendary detectives such as Kogoro Akechi who appears in Ranpo Edogawa's detective novels.

Kaijin Nijumenso or "Fiend with twenty faces" is an archrival of Akechi and legendary fictional thief who is still popular among Japanese aged 30 or older generation. K-20 is an abbreviation for the legendary thief and the story is based on the theory that Heikichi Endo who is said to be the K-20 is not the original K-20 and must be inherited from the first K-20. K-20 in Edogawa's novels is just like what is described in this movie. He gives the warning to steal the target treasure and steal after all evading all the protection devices and guarding police. He is often referred as Japanese version of Lupin.

The movie itself is entirely original story based on no original Ranpo's novels so even though you are familiar with Ranpo's detective novels you may enjoy and be sure to be surprised. There are full of actions and if you are the fans of Takeshi Kaneshiro who are popular as an Asian action star, you will enjoy the movie.

Verdict: Full of actions and thrills.
Rating: 90 out of 100
Recommended for: Takeshi Kaneshiro fans. Fans of detective movies.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars K-20, October 3, 2009

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Roy Ford (Batavia, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2008 Japanese Moive: K-20 Legend of the Mask W/Eng Sub (DVD)

I first watched this on a flight to Japan. I was suprised to see it for sale and jumped at it. It's an interesting what if story with lots of action and adventure.