6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
Overview
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 city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
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 city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film critiques corrupt elites and social inequality, but its resolution emphasizes individual heroism and the exposure of a specific, secretive cabal rather than advocating for a broader ideological solution or systemic change, leading to a neutral rating.
This Japanese adventure film features a cast that is traditional to its cultural setting, with no explicit DEI-driven casting choices. The narrative focuses on an adventure story and does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicitly center DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a framed acrobat, a master thief, and a wealthy heiress in an alternate 1949 Japan, with no discernible LGBTQ+ representation within its plot or character arcs.
The film "K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on an acrobat framed as a master thief in 1940s Japan, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film features Yoko Hashiba as the main female character, but she does not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. No other female characters are depicted in victorious physical combat roles against men.
The film adapts a novel that reinterprets classic Japanese mystery characters. Key figures like K-20 and Detective Akechi retain their established male gender from the source material. No significant character established as one gender in prior canon is portrayed as a different gender in this film.
The film is a Japanese production set in an alternate 1949 Imperial Japan, adapting Japanese source material. All major characters are portrayed by actors of Japanese or East Asian descent, consistent with their established racial identity in the source and setting.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.0
Critic Ratings
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