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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.
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.
The film's central conflict involves an individual fighting a corrupt, secretive elite, highlighting social inequality. However, its resolution emphasizes individual heroism and the exposure of specific wrongdoers rather than advocating for systemic change or promoting a distinct political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Japanese setting, without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. Its narrative focuses on adventure and mystery, and does not include critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
The film "K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a framed acrobat, a master thief, and a wealthy heiress in an alternate 1949 Japan, with no discernible LGBTQ+ representation within its plot or character arcs.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in direct physical combat against male opponents. The primary female character, Yoko Hashiba, is not portrayed as a combatant, and other female roles do not participate in action sequences of this nature.
The film adapts characters from Edogawa Ranpo's 'The Fiend with Twenty Faces' series. Key characters like Detective Akechi and the titular K-20 retain their established male gender from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film is a Japanese production set in an alternate 1949 Imperial Japan, adapting Japanese source material. All major characters are portrayed by actors of Japanese or East Asian descent, consistent with their established racial identity in the source and setting.
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