Face of Another - Kōbō Abe Horror The characters may sometimes act

The characters may sometimes act in unexpected ways but they are always believable

- Alex Cox on Kurosawa (2003

animated short 'Miracle of Flight'

Entertaining and influential classic Western

Edward Yang

Face of Another - Kōbō Abe Horror The characters may sometimes act'The Face of Another' by Kb Abe (Penguin Modern Classics 256 page paperback) The novel that inspired Hiroshi Teshigahara's (Woman in the Dunes) acclaimed 1966 film of the same name. A haunting parable of alienation and identity, following a scientist who fashions a lifelike mask to replace his disfigured face only to discover the monstrous freedom anonymity affords.