Ki Rei: Terror of Beauty (2004)

Genres - Horror  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller  |   Run Time - 85 min.  |   Countries - Japan  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

A successful plastic surgeon's life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious masked patient appears in her office and makes an unusual request in this horrific tale from notorious All Night Long director Katsuya Matsumura. Yoko Noguchi's skills with a scalpel are nothing short of spectacular, and as a result of her talent and her remarkable beauty, the young plastic surgeon's clinic is thriving. When a woman named Yoshie shows up at the clinic after hours with her face obscured and a plea for the doctor to make her face resemble Yoko's, the reluctant doctor reluctantly agrees after being presented with a cash payment that far exceeds her usual fee. Though the surgery is a success and Yoko assumes that is that last she will be seeing of her secretive look-a-like, Yoshie returns soon after to demand yet another operation, marking the beginning of a terrifying cycle that will soon drive the once-successful doctor to the edge of sanity and send her life and career careening towards a devastating climax.

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doctor, doppelganger, plastic-surgery, face, beauty [physical], operation, surgery, clinic