K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces is an action, crime and adventure film directed by Shimako Sato, running about 137 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as Heikichi Endo, Takako Matsu as Yoko Hashiba, Toru Nakamura as Kogoro Akechi and Kanata Hongo as Yoshio Kobayashi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $21.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces page.

If you liked it. Fans of K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.