Japanese Company Pays People $380 to Make Hyperrealistic Masks of Their Face

Kamenya Omote, an actual mask company, will pay each willing local $380 for its new project, which relies on 3D-printing technology.

Each mask is 105% of the ratio of the person’s actual face, which suggests it will fit almost anyone who wears it.

“We will buy and sell your faces. A story once only in science fiction has now become a reality,” the company said. “No one knows yet what will happen to a world full of the same faces as you.”

The company’s owner appears to be the first to turn his face into a hyperrealistic mask.

As of this writing, preorders for the $750 product have sold out.

Official images show the level of detail that went into the mask, from eyelashes to mustache and beard stubble.

The entire project apparently aims to get people saying, “I’ve seen that face somewhere.”

The project’s application period ended on Nov. 14. It’s unclear whether Kamenya Omote plans to continue it — perhaps by expanding to accept applications outside Tokyo — but the fact that the owner’s face sold out suggests a large enough demand.

Feature Images via Kamenya Omote