
Persona AKA Kamen Gakuen (2001)
Description:
Into the bully-infested home room class struts a fearless, ceramic-masked student. Squarely confronting a gang of ruffians, it is soon discovered that behind the mask is none other than Danta, an otherwise weakling student who has heretofore been picked on relentlessly by these same bullies. Donned with his mask, however, Danta exhibits a totally other personality, lacking fear and intimidation. The other students, looking on, soon experiment with the power of masks and find to their glee that behind a facade of anonymity, they experience an overwhelming power to act without the confines of self-consciousness. At the same time a major fashion blitz is hitting Japanese media starring the mysterious Hiroko, who has only been seen behind her characteristic porcelain mask. Her ever-increasingly popular appearances, displaying the fashions of designer Daimon, perpetuate the popularity of the masks as much as they do Daimon's clothing fashion. A "kamen (mask) fad" soon grips the entire high school, resulting in late night parties amounting to socially uninhibited public orgies. Such lack of social inhibition rapidly turns ugly as interests shift from hedonism to violence. Soon waves of violent, masked youth fill the streets terrorizing the public. And then the deaths begin to occur. The media soon begins to refer to the school as Kamen Gakuen, the School of Masks. A local tabloid reporter covering this bizarre convergence of masks, enlists the aid of kamen gakuen student Yuki (Kurosu Maya). Through her network of friends, Yuki is soon privy to an entire underworld of kamen events, which eventually lead her to the mask maker, Dojima (Fujiwara Tatsuya). Dojima, it turns out, is a very introverted soul, suffering from maladjusted memories of his father's violence against his mother. Seeking haven from his father's violent blood which flows through his veins, Dojima pours his heart and soul into the creation of masks whereby true reality may be hidden behind facade. Yuki is soon drawn to the perplexed and foreboding Dojima, despite increasing evidence that Dojima may be behind the rash of mask-related murders. Through her investigative prowess, Yuki soon finds herself as a mask-wearing model (!!) side-by-side Hiroko in Daimon's fashion shows. As such, she not only gathers crucial evidence into the mask-related deaths, but unwittingly becomes the target of the mysterious murderer's scheme.
Country: Japanese
Status: Completed
Released: 2001
Genre:Mystery; Psychological; Supernatural
Login to Drama Cool

- Genre
- ComingEps
- Ongoing
Genres
Accident
Action
Adventure
Alien
Amnesia
Ancient legend
Animals
Animation
Arthouse
Artificial Intelligence
Award Winning
Based on a Comic
Based on True Story
Betrayal
Biography
BL
Bodyguard
Bromance
Business
Chambara
Childhood
Christmas
Cohabitation
Cold Man
Coma
Comedy
Concert
Conglomerate
Conspiracy
Contract Relationship
Corruption
Crime
Criminal
Curse
Dance
Deity
Demon
Detective
Disability
Disaster
Documentary
Drama
Eastern
Educational
Entertainment
Environment
Erotica
Espionage
Exorcism
Exploitation
Fairy
Family
Fantasy
Fashion
Feminism
Food
Foreign
Friendship
Game Developer
Gangster
Geishas
Gore
Goryeo Dynasty
Grudge
Gumiho
Harem
Hidden Identity
Historical
Horror
Hostage
Human
Hypnotism
Idol Drama
Indie
Instructional
Investigation
Jidai Geki
Josei
Kidnapping
Kung Fu
Law
legal
Lesbian
LGBTQ+
life
Love Triangle
Mafia
Magic
Manga
Manhua
Martial Arts
Mature
Medical
melodrama
Mermaid
Military
Miniseries
Misunderstanding
Monster
Murder
Music
Musical
Mystery
Mythology
Nature
Neighbours
Noir
Novel
Omnibus
One shot
Parody
Phobia
Poison
police
political
Power Struggle
Prison
Professional
Programmer
psychiatry
Psychological
Reality
Reality Show
Reality TV
Rebellion
Religion
Remake
Republic
Resurrection
Revenge
Rich Man
Robot
Romance
RPG
Rural
Samurai
Scholar
School
Sci-fi
Seinen
Serial Killer
Short
Sismance
Sitcom
Slapstick
Slice of Life
Society
Soulmates
Sports
Supernatural
Survival
Suspense
Swordsman
Taiga drama
Teamwork
Tearjerker
Teen
Terrorist
Thief
Thriller
Time Travel
Tokusatsu
Tomboy
Tragedy
Tragic Past
Transmigration
Trauma
Treason
Triad
Underworld
Unrequited Love
urban drama
Vampire
Variety
Variety show
War
Warrior
Web Series
Webtoon
Werewolf
Western
Witch
Workplace
Wuxia
Yakuza
Yaoi
Youth
Yuri
Zombie
Coming Episode
Popular Ongoing
Iron Family (2024)
Running Man (2010)
Brewing Love (2024)
The Tale of Lady Ok (2024)
Study Group (2025)
The Witch (2025)
M Mission (2024)
Can Love Also Be Translated? (2018)
Universe League (2024)
Perfect 10 Liners (2024)
King of Mask Singer (2015)
Love in the Crossfire (2024)
Zen Ryoiki Ijo Kaiketsu Shitsu (2024)
See Her Again (2024)
Day and Night Season 2 (2024)
Deep Lurk (2024)
Later, I Laughed (2024)
Love Your Enemy (2024)
Pluto Thailand (2024)
Marry You (2024)
Starlight Boys (2024)
Petrichor (2024)
Muno no Taka (2024)
Don’t Forget Me (0)
Shameless Lover (2024)