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.

Directed by

Shimako Satō

Written by

So Kitamura, Shimako Satō, Takashi Yamazaki

Genres

Action, Adventure, Crime

Released

December 20, 2008

Runtime

2h 17m

Status

Released

Original title

K-20 怪人二十面相・伝

Language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Studios

Nippon Television Network Corporation, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Robot Communications, VAP, TOHO, dentsu, Shogakukan, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Shirogumi, IMAGICA

Box office

$21,443,265