Invisible Man (1954)
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Invisible Man (透明人間 is a Tōmei Ningen)1954 tokusatsu kaijin film produced by Toho and loosely based on the novel The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 29, 1954.
Plot
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Staff
- Main article: Invisible Man (film)/Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Motoyoshi Oda
- Written by Shigeaki Hidaka and Kei Beppu
- Executive producing by Tatsuo Kuroda
- Produced by Takeo Kita
- Music by Kyosuke Kami
- Cinematography by Eiji Tsuburaya
- Edited by Shuichi Anbara
- Production design by Teruaki Abe
- Assistant directing by Teruo Maru and Tetsuhiro Kawasaki
- Special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya
- Based on the novel The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Seizaburo Kawazu as Takamitsu Nanjo / Invisible Man Nanjo
- Miki Sanjo as Michiyo, the singer
- Minoru Takada as Yajima, gang boss
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Reporter Komatsu
- Kenjiro Uemura as Ken
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Mariko's grandfather
- Fuyuki Murakami as Chief Editor Yamada
- Sonosuke Sawamura as Nomura, Dietman
- Seijiro Onda as Chief of Metropolitan Police
- Shin Otomo as Detective
- Noriko Shigeyama as Nightclub dancer
- Keiko Kondo as Mariko, young girl
- Haruo Suzuki as Man in nightclub
- Masao Mizuno as Joe
- Haruo Nakajima as Invisible Man Akita
- Akira Sera as Man at street stand
- Yutaka Oka as TV Announcer
- Shôichi Hirose as Policeman
- Yasuhisa Tsutsumi as Jewelry Shop Manager
- Jiro Kumagai as Otsuka
- Minoru Ito as Man in car (traffic accident)
- Keiko Mori as Woman in car (traffic accident)
Appearances
Monsters
Gallery
- Main article: Invisible Man (film)/Gallery.
Alternate titles
- The Invisible Avenger
- The Invisible Man
- Transparent Man
Theatrical Releases
Video Releases
Toho DVD (2007/2015)
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (Mono)
- Subtitles: None
- Special Features: Booklet, photo gallery
Videos
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Trivia
- This was the second Japanese adaptation of H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man, the first being Daiei's Invisible Man Appears in 1949, for which Eiji Tsuburaya also acted as the director of special effects.
- Invisible Man was the first science-fiction film produced by Toho following the release of Godzilla. Its director, Motoyoshi Oda, would go on to direct Godzilla Raids Again, the sequel to Godzilla, the following year.
- Invisible Man was a primary influence on Toho's Transforming Human Series, a trilogy of science-fiction films produced from 1958 to 1960.
- Actor Yoshio Tsuchiya originally wanted to play the Invisible Man in this film instead of Komatsu. Tsuchiya would eventually be cast as the titular kaijin in The Human Vapor in 1960.
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