The Face of Another (1966 film)
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The Face of Another is a 1966 Japanese psychological drama film, directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and based on Kōbō Abe’s novel, that explores identity and alienation through the story of a disfigured man who receives a lifelike mask.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Face of Another (1966 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21800639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Face of Another (1966 film) Context triple: [Kōbō Abe, wroteScreenplayFor, The Face of Another (1966 film)]
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Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face is a 1960 French-Italian horror film about a surgeon who abducts young women in a desperate attempt to restore his disfigured daughter's face.
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Faces (1968 film)
Faces (1968 film) is a 1968 American independent drama directed by John Cassavetes, renowned for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of a disintegrating middle-class marriage.
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The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face is a 1993 American drama film in which Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut, also stars as a disfigured former teacher who forms a transformative bond with a troubled boy.
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The Stranger (1967 film)
The Stranger (1967 film) is an Indian Hindi-language mystery drama directed by Satyajit Ray, adapted from his own story about a mysterious man who claims to be a long-lost relative, prompting questions about identity and truth.
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White of the Eye
White of the Eye is a 1987 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Donald Cammell, noted for its stylized visuals and disturbing portrait of a serial killer in a small Arizona town.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Face of Another (1966 film) Target entity description: The Face of Another is a 1966 Japanese psychological drama film, directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and based on Kōbō Abe’s novel, that explores identity and alienation through the story of a disfigured man who receives a lifelike mask.
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A.
Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face is a 1960 French-Italian horror film about a surgeon who abducts young women in a desperate attempt to restore his disfigured daughter's face.
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B.
Faces (1968 film)
Faces (1968 film) is a 1968 American independent drama directed by John Cassavetes, renowned for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of a disintegrating middle-class marriage.
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C.
The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face is a 1993 American drama film in which Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut, also stars as a disfigured former teacher who forms a transformative bond with a troubled boy.
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D.
The Stranger (1967 film)
The Stranger (1967 film) is an Indian Hindi-language mystery drama directed by Satyajit Ray, adapted from his own story about a mysterious man who claims to be a long-lost relative, prompting questions about identity and truth.
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E.
White of the Eye
White of the Eye is a 1987 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Donald Cammell, noted for its stylized visuals and disturbing portrait of a serial killer in a small Arizona town.
- F. None of above. chosen
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