Key of Life

Here's a film that knows the quickest route to reinvention is through amnesia. A struggling actor trades lives with a mysterious amnesiac, only to discover his new identity comes with a rather high body count. It's a neat comedy of mistaken identity, with just enough danger.

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Kenji Uchida directed Key of Life in 2012. See Kenji Uchida's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Uchida, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Uchida.

Key of Life was released in 2012 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.