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Release Date:
June 1, 2025
Original Title:
MAD MASK
Genres:
Comedy | Horror | Thriller
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
JP: R18+ KR: 19
Runtime: 73
A bartender, a serial killer who skins his face and wears it like a mask after killing a guest. One day, he runs into a suspicious man drinking alone at a bar. After killing him and wearing his face like a mask, the bartender soon becomes engulfed in a nightmare fantasy. In the fantasy, he encounters himself, who is much more cruel and bizarre than usual, and finds out that the man is a much crazier man than he is. His face clings to his skin of a bartender, and his madness is at its peak.
Co-Director:
Katsuya Arai
Director:
Nagano
Director of Photography:
Kazuaki Yoshizawa
Editor:
Katsuya Arai
Original Music Composer:
Nobuaki Kaneko
Yow-Row
Original Story:
Nagano
Producer:
Nagano
Katsuya Arai
Ayumu Nakamura
Sound:
Yuji Tan
Writer:
Nagano
Katsuya Arai
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