K-20: Legend of the Mask (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
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Customer Review of "K-20: Legend of the Mask (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version)"
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Kevin Kennedy
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July 30, 2009
This customer review refers to K-20 (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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July 30, 2009
This customer review refers to K-20 (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
Sheer eye-popping entertainment
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"K-20" is pleasing, Saturday afternoon popcorn fare, fun for the whole family. Takeshi Kaneshiro stars as Endo Heikichi, an acrobatic illusionist working in a circus in an alternate 1949 Japan, a Japan in which World War II never happened and Japan's imperial order persisted, leading to a sharp divide between a fascistic overclass and an impoverished underclass. A mystery man hires Heikichi to take photos of the wedding of Baron Akechi Kogoro (Nakamura Toru) and Duchess Hashiba Yoko (Matsu Takako). Heikichi takes the job to earn money for his ringmaster's medical care. However, the camera that the mystery man gave Heikichi triggers explosions that interrupt the wedding. Heikichi swiftly is arrested by master detective Akechi. Akechi accuses Heikichi of being K-20, the notorious Fiend of Many Faces. Heikichi realizes that the photography job had been a trap; the real K-20 had set Heikichi up so he would be identified as K-20. After Heikichi escapes from the police, he throws in with petty thieves to learn the art of disguises and employ the skills of a thief in tracking down the real K-20. The scenes of Heikichi's training are thrilling, as he leaps from building to building, learning to overcome all physical obstacles. During the course of his training, Heikichi stumbles upon the real K-20 attempting to kidnap Duchess Yoko. K-20 believes that Yoko can lead him to a machine created by the inventor Tesla to harness massive amounts of energy, a machine that can be used for good or for devastating destruction. "K-20" delivers delirious action sequences amidst Akechi's attempts to recapture Heikichi, Heikichi's efforts to track down K-20, and K-20's schemes to acquire the Tesla machine. Subsidiary themes explore Yoko's exposure to an underworld she didn't know existed and a growing romance between Heikichi and Yoko. Matsu Takako plays her role with wide-eyed wonder, Nakamura Toru oozes stylish menace, and Kaneshiro steals the show with his noble charm. The story effectively conceals a surprising plot twist that yields a gripping finish. And the movie ends in a fashion that, I suspect, will set up a series of sequels. For sheer eye-popping entertainment, "K-20" is hard to beat. |
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