The Human Vapor (1960)
The Human Vapor (1960)
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?

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Cast

Yoshio Tsuchiya Yoshio Tsuchiya As: Mr. Mizuno
Kaoru Yachigusa Kaoru Yachigusa As: Fujichiyo Kasuga
Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi As: Detective Okamoto
Keiko Sata Keiko Sata As: Reporter Kyoko
Bokuzen Hidari Bokuzen Hidari As: Jiya
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Storyline

A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Horror

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 11 December 1960

Country: JP

Runtime: 92m

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Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory

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Cast

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Mr. Mizuno

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Fujichiyo Kasuga

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Detective Okamoto

Keiko Sata

Keiko Sata

Reporter Kyoko

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Jiya

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Detective Inspector

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

Police Scientist

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Editor Ikeda

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Sano

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Mean Detective

Kō Mishima

Kō Mishima

Detective Fujita

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Police Chief

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

Kyoko's Fellow Reporter

Someshō Matsumoto

Someshō Matsumoto

Fujichiyo's Teacher

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Nomura the Robber

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Kajimoto

Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Policeman Ozaki

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Bank Manager (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Burly Guard (uncredited)

Tetsu Nakamura

Tetsu Nakamura

Journalist (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Official (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

Cop (uncredited)

Yukihiko Gondô

Yukihiko Gondô

Shooting Guard (uncredited)

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Cop (uncredited)

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Member of crime laboratory (uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Audience member (uncredited)

Junpei Natsuki

Junpei Natsuki

Bystander (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)

Yoyo Miyata

Yoyo Miyata

(uncredited)

Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

(uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

(uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

(uncredited)

Keisuke Yamada

Keisuke Yamada

(uncredited)

Kôichi Satô

Kôichi Satô

(uncredited)

Hiroshi Akitsu

Hiroshi Akitsu

(uncredited)

Masaaki Tachibana

Masaaki Tachibana

(uncredited)

Tadahiko Kuroda

Tadahiko Kuroda

(uncredited)

Tamami Fujino

Tamami Fujino

(uncredited)

Minoru Itō

Minoru Itō

(uncredited)

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Audience Member (uncredited)

Kô Hayami

Kô Hayami

(uncredited)

Jirô Suzukawa

Jirô Suzukawa

(uncredited)

Shinjirô Hirota

Shinjirô Hirota

(uncredited)

Kichishirô Fujitaya

Kichishirô Fujitaya

(uncredited)

Shôtarô Kashiwa

Shôtarô Kashiwa

(uncredited)

Kojûrô Kineya

Kojûrô Kineya

(uncredited)

Kyûtarô Yoshimura

Kyûtarô Yoshimura

(uncredited)

Katsushirô Kineya

Katsushirô Kineya

(uncredited)

Wakisuke Kineya

Wakisuke Kineya

(uncredited)

Washiyuki Kineya

Washiyuki Kineya

(uncredited)

Washisaburô Kineya

Washisaburô Kineya

(uncredited)

Wanosuke Kineya

Wanosuke Kineya

(uncredited)

Nobuhide Hôsei

Nobuhide Hôsei

(uncredited)

Kishirô Katada

Kishirô Katada

(uncredited)

Kisaburô Katada

Kisaburô Katada

(uncredited)

Kisaku Katada

Kisaku Katada

(uncredited)

Hiroshi Fukuhara

Hiroshi Fukuhara

(uncredited)

Yasuaki Shinkô

Yasuaki Shinkô

(uncredited)

Toki Shiozawa

Toki Shiozawa

Wife (uncredited)

James Hong

James Hong

Narrator / Mizuno

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Kunio Miyauchi

Kunio Miyauchi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Kiyoshi Shimizu

Kiyoshi Shimizu

Production Design

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

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