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|director     =[[Ishiro Honda]]
|producer   =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|producer     =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|writer     =[[Takeshi Kimura]]
|writer       =John Meredyth Lucas (story),<br>[[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]] (screenplay)
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|runtime     =92 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 32 minutes)}}<br>81 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 21 minutes)}}
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{{Quote|Half man... Half beast! Born of woman, re-created by outer space! - Yet, loves like a man!|English tagline}}
{{Quote|Half man...half beast! Born of woman Re-created by outer space! - Yet, loves like a man!<br>Half human! Half beast! It destroys! It kills!<br>Is he man or astro-man?|[[United States|American]] tagline}}
'''''The Human Vapor''''' {{Nihongo|ガス人間第一号|Gasu Ningen dai Ichi-gō|lit. ''Gas Human No. 1''}} is a [[1960]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Films|film]] produced by [[Toho]]. It is considered to be the third film in Toho's [[Transforming Human Series]], after ''[[The H-Man]]'' and ''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]''. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on December 11, [[1960]], and to [[United States|America]]n theaters on May 20, [[1964]].
'''''The Human Vapor''''' {{Nihongo|ガス人間㐧1号|Gasu Ningen Daiichigō|lit. "''The First Gas Man''"}}<ref group="note">While ''The Human Vapor''<nowiki/>'s Japanese title was originally written using the irregular kanji 㐧 (''dai''), it is sometimes substituted with the more common rendering 第 in modern media, such as in the title of its 2010 [[The Human Vapor#Stage adaptation|stage adaptation]] or on its Japanese streaming listings. Furthermore, the film's posters and screenplay write its title with the kanji 一 (''ichi''; "one"). On virtually all other media, including the film's title card and promotional materials, this is replaced by the numeral 1.</ref> is a [[1960]] [[tokusatsu]] science fiction [[:Category:Films|film]] directed by [[Ishiro Honda]] and written by [[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]] based on a story by John Meredyth Lucas, with special effects by [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]. Produced by [[Toho]], it is considered to be the third film in the studio's ''[[Transforming Human Series]]'', after ''[[The H-Man]]'' and ''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]''. It stars Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Keiko Sada, [[Hisaya Ito]], [[Yoshibumi Tajima]], Yoshio Kosugi, and [[Fuyuki Murakami]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters by Toho on December 11, [[1960]]. Brenco Pictures Corporation released an edited English-dubbed version of the film to [[United States|America]]n theaters on May 20, [[1964]].
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=[[Ishiro Honda]]
|Directed by|[[Ishiro Honda]]
|Written by=[[Takeshi Kimura]]
|Written by|[[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]]
|Produced by=[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|Based on a story by|John Meredyth Lucas
|Executive Producing by=Sanezumi Fujimoto
|Executive producer|[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|Music by=[[Kunio Miyauchi]]
|Music by|[[Kunio Miyauchi]]
|Cinematography by=Hajime Koizumi
|Cinematography by|[[Hajime Koizumi]]
|Edited by=Kazuji Taira
|Edited by|Kazuji Taira
|Production Design by=Kiyoshi Shimizu
|Production design by|Kiyoshi Shimizu
|Assistant Directing by=Koji Kajita
|First assistant director|[[Koji Kajita]]
|Special Effects by=Hidesaburo Araki, Sadamasa Arikawa, [[Eiji Tsuburaya]], Akira Watanabe
|Director of special effects|[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
|1st director of special effects|[[Masakatsu Asai]] (uncredited)
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast
{{Cast
|Tatsuya Mihashi|Detective Okamoto
|Tatsuya Mihashi|Detective Okamoto
|Kaoru Yachigusa|Fujichiyo Kasuga
|[[Kaoru Yachigusa]]|Fujichiyo Kasuga
|[[Yoshio Tsuchiya]]|Mizuno/[[Human Vapor]]
|[[Yoshio Tsuchiya]]|Mizuno, the [[Human Vapor]]
|Keiko Sata|Kyoko Kono
|Keiko Sada|Kyoko Kono
|[[Hisaya Ito]]|Doctor Tamiya
|[[Hisaya Ito]]|Doctor Tamiya
|[[Yoshifumi Tajima]]|Sergeant Tabata
|[[Yoshibumi Tajima]]|Sergeant Tabata
|Yoshio Kosugi|Detective Inao
|Yoshio Kosugi|Detective Inao
|Fuyuki Murakami|Dr. Sano
|Fuyuki Murakami|Dr. Sano
|Bokuzen Hidari|Jiya
|Bokuzen Hidari|Jiya
|Takamaru Sasaki|Police Chief
|Takamaru Sasaki|police chief
|Minosuke Yamada|Official Hayama
|Minosuke Yamada|Official Hayama
|Tatsuo Matsumura|Editor Ikeda
|[[Tatsuo Matsumura]]|Editor Ikeda
|Kô Mishima|Detective Fujita
|Yoyo Miyata|bank manager
|Kôzô Nomura|Kawasaki
|Ko Mishima|Detective Fujita
|Ren Yamamoto|Nomura, Robber
|Kozo Nomura|Kawasaki
|Someshô Matsumoto|Fujichiyo's Teacher
|Ren Yamamoto|Nomura, robber
|Yasuhisa Tsutsumi|Bank Manager
|Somesho Matsumoto|Fujichiyo's teacher
|[[Shoichi Hirose|Shôichi Hirose]]|Guard
|Yasuhisa Tsutsumi|police officer
|Yukihiko Gondô|Guard
|Akira Yamada|man in the library
|Tetsu Nakamura|Tobe, Journalist
|[[Shoichi Hirose]]|guard
|Toki Shiozawa|Satoyo, Wife
|Tetsu Nakamura|Tobe, journalist
|Takuzô Kumagai|Kajimoto
|Toki Shiozawa|Satoyo, wife
|Jiro Kumagai|Kajimoto
|Kamayuki Tsubono|Policeman Ozaki
|Kamayuki Tsubono|Policeman Ozaki
|Yutaka Oka|Cop
|Rinsaku Ogata|Policeman Nakatani
|Akio Kusama|Cop
|Keiji Sakakida|guard
|Mitsuo Matsumoto|Member of crime laboratory
|Yutaka Oka|audience member
|Hideo Shibuya|Audience Member
|Keisuke Yamada|police chief
|Wataru Ômae|Audience Member
|Yukihiko Gondo|detective
|Kichishirô Fujitaya|Nagauta
|Akio Kusama|police chief
|Shôtarô Kashiwa|Nagauta
|Mitsuo Matsumoto|Kamata
|Kojûrô Kineya|Nagauta
|Koichi Sato|audience member
|Kyûtarô Yoshimura|Nagauta
|Hiroshi Akitsu|librarian
|Katsushirô Kineya|Shamisen
|Hideo Shibuya|bank clerk
|Wakisuke Kineya|Shamisen
|Masaaki Tachibana|reporter
|Washiyuki Kineya|Shamisen
|Tadahiko Kuroda|audience member
*Washisaburô Kineya as Shamisen
|Minoru Ito|reporter
*Wanosuke Kineya as Shamisen
|Wataru Omae|reporter
*Nobuhide Hôsei as Hayashi fue
|Ko Hayami|Fujichiyo's driver
*Kishirô Katada as Hayashi kotsuzumi
|Jiro Suzukawa|deceased bank clerk
*Kisaburô Katada as Hayashi ôtsuzumi
|Shinjiro Hirota|man in jail
*Kisaku Katada as Hayashi taiko
|Kazuo Imai|reporter (uncredited)
*Hiroshi Fukuhara as Hayashi ôdaiko
|Takashi Narita|audience member (uncredited)
*[[Haruo Nakajima]] as Transitional Human Vapor
|Akijiro Mitsu|detective (uncredited)
*Junpei Natsuki as Bystander
|[[Haruo Nakajima]]|bank patron with black glasses (uncredited)
*James Hong as Mizuno/[[Human Vapor]] (voice, U.S. version)
*Hiroko Terasawa
*Yoshishiro Fujita
*Shotaro Kashiwa
*Kojuro Kineya
*Kyutaro Yoshimura
*Katsushiro Kineya
*Wakisuke Kineya
*Kazushi Kineya
*Kazusaburo Kineya
*Kazunosuke Kineya
*Nobuhide Hosei
*Kishiro Katata
*Kisaburo Katata
*Kisaku Katata
*Hiroshi Fukuhara
}}
}}
===English dub===
{{Cast|notice=no
|[[wikipedia:James Hong|James Hong]]|Mizuno, the [[Human Vapor]]<ref name="Dub">{{cite book|title=The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994|author=Galbraith IV, Stuart|date=1996|publisher=McFarland|page=223|isbn=0-7864-0032-3}}</ref>
*[[wikipedia:Paul Frees|Paul Frees]]{{R|Dub}}
*Bill Idelson{{R|Dub}}
*Virginia Gregg{{R|Dub}}
}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Monsters===
===Monsters===
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{{Main|The Human Vapor/Gallery}}
{{Main|The Human Vapor/Gallery}}
==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Main|The Human Vapor (Soundtrack)}}
{{Main|The Human Vapor/Soundtrack}}
==Alternate Titles==
==Alternate titles==
*'''''Gas Human No. 1''''' (Literal [[Japan]]ese Title)
*'''''The First Gas Man''''' (literal [[Japan]]ese title)
*'''''The Human Vapour''''' (Alternate English Spelling)
*'''''The Human Vapour''''' (international title)
*'''''A Cloud of Terror''''' (''Una nube di terrore''; Italy)
*'''''A Cloud of Terror''''' (''Una nube di terrore''; Italy)
==Theatrical Releases==
*'''''The Secret of the Gas Man''''' (''O Segredo do Homem Gasoso''; Brazil)
==Theatrical releases==
*[[Japan]] - December 11, [[1960]]{{Popup-poster|file=Human Vapour.jpg|caption=Japanese poster}}
*[[Japan]] - December 11, [[1960]]{{Popup-poster|file=Human Vapour.jpg|caption=Japanese poster}}
*[[United States]] - May 20, [[1964]]{{Popup-poster|file=Humanvaporposter01.jpg|caption=American poster}}
*[[United States]] - November 27, [[1963]] (exclusive showing) / May 20, [[1964]]{{Popup-poster|file=Humanvaporposter01.jpg|caption=American poster}}
==[[United States|U.S.]] Release==
*Thailand - 1962
[[File:Humanvaporposter01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|American ''The Human Vapor'' poster]]
 
''The Human Vapor'' was released theatrically in the [[United States]] in [[1964]] by Brenco Pictures Corporation. It was later re-released in a double-bill with ''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' in [[1969]]. The American version re-structured the film from a mystery story to a narrative focused around Mizuno told from his point of view. Approximately eleven minutes of footage was cut, while a portion of [[Kunio Miyauchi]]'s score was replaced with stock music, primarily from Paul Sawtell's score for ''[[wikipedia:The Fly (1958 film)|The Fly]]''. Eventually, the rights to the film in the U.S. were acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who released it on VHS throughout the 1980's and 1990's. The film has not yet received a Region 1 DVD release.
==Foreign releases==
===[[United States|U.S.]] release===
[[File:Humanvaporposter01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|U.S. ''The Human Vapor'' poster]]
''The Human Vapor'' was released theatrically on the West Coast of the [[United States]] in [[1964]] by Brenco Pictures Corporation as a package with ''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]''. The two films were later released more widely in the U.S. starting in the late 1960s. The American version re-structured the film from a police procedural to a narrative focused around and narrated by Mizuno. It contains innumerable edits, music and effects alterations, and stock footage and outtakes from ''[[wikipedia:House of Bamboo|House of Bamboo]]'' (1955), a Samuel Fuller CinemaScope film noir shot entirely in [[Japan]].<!------ A portion of [[Kunio Miyauchi]]'s score was replaced with stock music, primarily from Paul Sawtell's score for ''[[wikipedia:The Fly (1958 film)|The Fly]]'' (1958).{{Citation needed}}----> ''The Human Vapor'', along with ''[[The Last War]]'' and ''Gorath'', is part of the Samuel Goldwyn film library owned by MGM. None of these films have ever been officially made available on DVD or Blu-ray in the United States.
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==Stage Adaptation==
 
==Stage adaptation==
[[File:gashumanno1.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[File:gashumanno1.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[Toho]] produced a stage adaptation of ''The Human Vapor'' in October 2009, with a cast that included [[Kumi Mizuno]].<ref name="Toho">[https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20090905165222/http://gas.toho-stageblog.com:80/ ガス人間第１号公式ブログ　シアタークリエにて10月3日～10月31日　製作：東宝]</ref> No recording of the show has surfaced, although it was broadcast on NHK on February 26, 2010.<ref name="Yahoo">[https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/hirano282828/60909940.html TV放映！舞台版ガス人間第１号今週金曜]</ref>
[[Toho]] produced a stage adaptation of ''The Human Vapor'' in October 2009, with a cast that included [[Kumi Mizuno]].<ref name="Toho">[https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20090905165222/http://gas.toho-stageblog.com:80/ ガス人間第１号公式ブログ　シアタークリエにて10月3日～10月31日　製作：東宝]</ref> No recording of the show has surfaced, although it was broadcast on NHK on February 26, 2010.<ref name="Yahoo">[https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/hirano282828/60909940.html TV放映！舞台版ガス人間第１号今週金曜]</ref>
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==Unmade Sequel==
==Unmade sequel==
{{Main|Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor}}
{{Main|Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor}}
After ''The Human Vapor'' proved a box office success in both Japan and the United States, producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] began to plan for a sequel entitled ''[[Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor]]''. The sequel's premise would revolve around Mizuno, having actually survived the film's climax, seeking out [[Frankenstein|Frankenstein's monster]] in order to find the secret of his immortality and use it to revive his love interest, who perished in the climax. However the film never came to pass, although Frankenstein's monster would later appear in Toho's ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' in [[1965]].
After ''The Human Vapor'' proved a box office success in both Japan and the United States, producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] began to plan for a sequel entitled ''[[Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor]]''. The sequel's premise would revolve around Mizuno, having actually survived the film's climax, seeking out [[Frankenstein|Frankenstein's monster]] in order to find the secret of his immortality and use it to revive his love interest, who perished in the climax. However, the film never came to pass, although Frankenstein's monster would later appear in Toho's ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' in [[1965]].
==Video Releases==
==Video releases==
'''[[Toho]]''' DVD (2002)
'''[[Toho]]''' DVD (2002)
*Region: 2
*'''Region:''' 2
*Discs: 1
*'''Discs:''' 1
*Audio: Japanese (1.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround)
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (Mono, 5.1)
*Subtitles: Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese
*Special Features: Isolated score, audio commentary by actress Kaoru Yachigusa, Japanese theatrical trailer, still galleries of publicity materials, Toho sci-fi props, and actors
*'''Special features:''' Isolated score, audio commentary by actress Kaoru Yachigusa, Japanese theatrical trailer, still galleries of publicity materials, Toho sci-fi props, and actors
 
'''[[Toho]]''' Blu-ray (2021) [''Transforming Human Series'']<ref name="THS Blu-ray">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09CTR6YH4|title=Transforming Human Series Blu-ray 2 Disc Set|work=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=25 August 2021}}</ref>
*'''Region''': A
*'''Discs''': 2
*'''Audio''': Japanese (Mono, 5.1, isolated score)
*'''Subtitles''': Japanese
*'''Special features''': Audio commentaries for ''[[The H-Man]]'' ([[Kenji Sahara]]), ''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (Tadao Nakamaru), and ''The Human Vapor'' (Kaoru Yachigusa)
*'''Notes''': Packaged with ''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'', ''The H-Man'', and ''The Secret of the Telegian''.
==Videos==
==Videos==
===Trailers===
===Trailers===
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppOv0Lret6Y</youtube>|Japanese ''The Human Vapor'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?3Z9lRC50PyM</youtube>|Japanese ''The Human Vapor'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">HgVmYTM3RTw</youtube>|American ''The Human Vapor'' trailers}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">B7WSfJP77dE</youtube>|U.S. ''The Human Vapor'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">U0qTgeyJG70</youtube>|U.S. ''The Human Vapor'' trailer}}
}}
}}
===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">aCJMuUJxXCo</youtube>|Ending of the Italian version, combining the editing of the American version with the music and newspaper insert of the Japanese version}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">aCJMuUJxXCo</youtube>|Ending of the Italian version, combining the editing of the U.S. version with the music and newspaper insert of the Japanese version}}
}}
}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The surf rock band Man or Astro-man? is named after one of Brenco Pictures' taglines for ''The Human Vapor''.
*The surf rock band [[wikipedia:Man or Astro-man?|Man or Astro-man?]] is named after one of Brenco Pictures' taglines for ''The Human Vapor''.{{Citation needed}}
==External Links==
*In 2009, the film ranked 65th in ''Kinema Junpo''{{'}}s list of the 200 best Japanese films of all time.<ref name="Junpo">{{cite book|title=Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |page=171|isbn=9780819570871}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1c54z1_the-human-vapor-1960-american-version-credits_shortfilms Brenco Pictures credits]
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1c54z1_the-human-vapor-1960-american-version-credits_shortfilms Brenco Pictures credits]
*[http://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2012/08/the-human-vapor-pressbook.html Brenco Pictures pressbook]
*[http://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2012/08/the-human-vapor-pressbook.html Brenco Pictures pressbook]
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 31 December 2023

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Transforming Human Series
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The Human Vapor
The Japanese poster for The Human Vapor
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png The First Gas Man (1960)
Flagicon global.png The Human Vapour (1960)
See alternate titles
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by John Meredyth Lucas (story),
Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)
Music by Kunio Miyauchi
Distributor TohoJP, Brenco Pictures CorporationUS
Rating Unrated
Running time 92 minutesJP
(1 hour, 32 minutes)
81 minutesUS
(1 hour, 21 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1
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“
Half man...half beast! Born of woman Re-created by outer space! - Yet, loves like a man!
Half human! Half beast! It destroys! It kills!
Is he man or astro-man?
„ 

— American tagline

The Human Vapor (ガス人間㐧1号,   Gasu Ningen Daiichigō, lit. "The First Gas Man")[note 1] is a 1960 tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishiro Honda and written by Takeshi Kimura based on a story by John Meredyth Lucas, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Toho, it is considered to be the third film in the studio's Transforming Human Series, after The H-Man and The Secret of the Telegian. It stars Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Keiko Sada, Hisaya Ito, Yoshibumi Tajima, Yoshio Kosugi, and Fuyuki Murakami. The film was released to Japanese theaters by Toho on December 11, 1960. Brenco Pictures Corporation released an edited English-dubbed version of the film to American theaters on May 20, 1964.

Plot

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The film tells the story of Mizuno, a librarian who has been given the ability to become vapor after a scientist performs an experiment on him. Mizuno uses this power to engage in criminal activities, robbing banks to give the money to his love interest, the dancer Fujichiyo. Police Lieutenant Kenji Okamoto and his reporter girlfriend Kyoko (Keiko Sata) work together to solve the criminal case and attempt to bring things to a peaceful conclusion.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Tatsuya Mihashi   as   Detective Okamoto
  • Kaoru Yachigusa   as   Fujichiyo Kasuga
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya   as   Mizuno, the Human Vapor
  • Keiko Sada   as   Kyoko Kono
  • Hisaya Ito   as   Doctor Tamiya
  • Yoshibumi Tajima   as   Sergeant Tabata
  • Yoshio Kosugi   as   Detective Inao
  • Fuyuki Murakami   as   Dr. Sano
  • Bokuzen Hidari   as   Jiya
  • Takamaru Sasaki   as   police chief
  • Minosuke Yamada   as   Official Hayama
  • Tatsuo Matsumura   as   Editor Ikeda
  • Yoyo Miyata   as   bank manager
  • Ko Mishima   as   Detective Fujita
  • Kozo Nomura   as   Kawasaki
  • Ren Yamamoto   as   Nomura, robber
  • Somesho Matsumoto   as   Fujichiyo's teacher
  • Yasuhisa Tsutsumi   as   police officer
  • Akira Yamada   as   man in the library
  • Shoichi Hirose   as   guard
  • Tetsu Nakamura   as   Tobe, journalist
  • Toki Shiozawa   as   Satoyo, wife
  • Jiro Kumagai   as   Kajimoto
  • Kamayuki Tsubono   as   Policeman Ozaki
  • Rinsaku Ogata   as   Policeman Nakatani
  • Keiji Sakakida   as   guard
  • Yutaka Oka   as   audience member
  • Keisuke Yamada   as   police chief
  • Yukihiko Gondo   as   detective
  • Akio Kusama   as   police chief
  • Mitsuo Matsumoto   as   Kamata
  • Koichi Sato   as   audience member
  • Hiroshi Akitsu   as   librarian
  • Hideo Shibuya   as   bank clerk
  • Masaaki Tachibana   as   reporter
  • Tadahiko Kuroda   as   audience member
  • Minoru Ito   as   reporter
  • Wataru Omae   as   reporter
  • Ko Hayami   as   Fujichiyo's driver
  • Jiro Suzukawa   as   deceased bank clerk
  • Shinjiro Hirota   as   man in jail
  • Kazuo Imai   as   reporter (uncredited)
  • Takashi Narita   as   audience member (uncredited)
  • Akijiro Mitsu   as   detective (uncredited)
  • Haruo Nakajima   as   bank patron with black glasses (uncredited)
  • Hiroko Terasawa
  • Yoshishiro Fujita
  • Shotaro Kashiwa
  • Kojuro Kineya
  • Kyutaro Yoshimura
  • Katsushiro Kineya
  • Wakisuke Kineya
  • Kazushi Kineya
  • Kazusaburo Kineya
  • Kazunosuke Kineya
  • Nobuhide Hosei
  • Kishiro Katata
  • Kisaburo Katata
  • Kisaku Katata
  • Hiroshi Fukuhara

English dub


Appearances

Monsters

Gallery

Main article: The Human Vapor/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: The Human Vapor/Soundtrack.

Alternate titles

  • The First Gas Man (literal Japanese title)
  • The Human Vapour (international title)
  • A Cloud of Terror (Una nube di terrore; Italy)
  • The Secret of the Gas Man (O Segredo do Homem Gasoso; Brazil)

Theatrical releases

Foreign releases

U.S. release

U.S. The Human Vapor poster

The Human Vapor was released theatrically on the West Coast of the United States in 1964 by Brenco Pictures Corporation as a package with Gorath. The two films were later released more widely in the U.S. starting in the late 1960s. The American version re-structured the film from a police procedural to a narrative focused around and narrated by Mizuno. It contains innumerable edits, music and effects alterations, and stock footage and outtakes from House of Bamboo (1955), a Samuel Fuller CinemaScope film noir shot entirely in Japan. The Human Vapor, along with The Last War and Gorath, is part of the Samuel Goldwyn film library owned by MGM. None of these films have ever been officially made available on DVD or Blu-ray in the United States.

Stage adaptation

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Toho produced a stage adaptation of The Human Vapor in October 2009, with a cast that included Kumi Mizuno.[2] No recording of the show has surfaced, although it was broadcast on NHK on February 26, 2010.[3]

Unmade sequel

Main article: Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor.

After The Human Vapor proved a box office success in both Japan and the United States, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka began to plan for a sequel entitled Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor. The sequel's premise would revolve around Mizuno, having actually survived the film's climax, seeking out Frankenstein's monster in order to find the secret of his immortality and use it to revive his love interest, who perished in the climax. However, the film never came to pass, although Frankenstein's monster would later appear in Toho's Frankenstein vs. Baragon in 1965.

Video releases

Toho DVD (2002)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (Mono, 5.1)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: Isolated score, audio commentary by actress Kaoru Yachigusa, Japanese theatrical trailer, still galleries of publicity materials, Toho sci-fi props, and actors

Toho Blu-ray (2021) [Transforming Human Series][4]

  • Region: A
  • Discs: 2
  • Audio: Japanese (Mono, 5.1, isolated score)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: Audio commentaries for The H-Man (Kenji Sahara), The Secret of the Telegian (Tadao Nakamaru), and The Human Vapor (Kaoru Yachigusa)
  • Notes: Packaged with Invisible Man, The H-Man, and The Secret of the Telegian.

Videos

Trailers

Japanese The Human Vapor trailer
U.S. The Human Vapor trailer
U.S. The Human Vapor trailer

Miscellaneous

Ending of the Italian version, combining the editing of the U.S. version with the music and newspaper insert of the Japanese version

Trivia

  • The surf rock band Man or Astro-man? is named after one of Brenco Pictures' taglines for The Human Vapor.[citation needed]
  • In 2009, the film ranked 65th in Kinema Junpo's list of the 200 best Japanese films of all time.[5]

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ While The Human Vapor's Japanese title was originally written using the irregular kanji 㐧 (dai), it is sometimes substituted with the more common rendering 第 in modern media, such as in the title of its 2010 stage adaptation or on its Japanese streaming listings. Furthermore, the film's posters and screenplay write its title with the kanji 一 (ichi; "one"). On virtually all other media, including the film's title card and promotional materials, this is replaced by the numeral 1.

References

This is a list of references for The Human Vapor. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. p. 223. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
  2. ↑ ガス人間第１号公式ブログ　シアタークリエにて10月3日～10月31日　製作：東宝
  3. ↑ TV放映！舞台版ガス人間第１号今週金曜
  4. ↑ "Transforming Human Series Blu-ray 2 Disc Set". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa. Wesleyan University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780819570871.

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