  The photo-induced $K^*$ vector meson production is investigated for the study
of the $\Lambda(1405)$ resonance. This reaction is particularly suited to the
isolation of the second pole in the $\Lambda(1405)$ region which couples
dominantly to the $\bar K N$ channel. We obtain the mass distribution of the
$\Lambda(1405)$ which peaks at 1420 MeV, and differs from the nominal one.
Combined with several other reactions, like the $\pi^- p \to K^0 \pi \Sigma$
which favours the first pole, this detailed study will reveal a novel structure
of the $\Lambda(1405)$ state.

Nuclear Theory;High Energy Physics - Phenomenology