One detective. Three personalities. Zero chance anyone's telling the truth.
Shishimai Wataru, a full-time househusband, was an excellent detective but retired after the murder of his wife, and lives a peaceful life while raising his only daughter in high school. One day, he is suddenly summoned by Motomura Shuta, a young man suspected in a "serial kidnapping case," and assigned to investigate the case. Moreover, Motomura suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), a disorder in which several personalities appear interchangeably.
Acting
Ryoma Takeuchi switches between three distinct presences without costume changes.
Direction
Wakamatsu frames domestic spaces as claustrophobic interrogation rooms.
Writing
DID portrayed as mystery device AND lived experience, rarely both.
Director
Setsuro Wakamatsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ikki Sawamura trained with actual househusband groups in Tokyo to nail the domestic rhythm. Apparently they're very particular about rice cooker timing.
Japan's 2019 DID diagnosis guidelines changed right before filming; the production consulted forensic psychiatrists to avoid 'Split' syndrome stereotypes. The 'three faces' title references a 1967 Yakuza film about hidden identity.
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