The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

1960/12/11 • Released • Japanese

Science Fiction
Crime
Thriller
6.6
1h 32m

Half Human! Half Beast! It Destroys! It Kills!

Overview

A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo's most wanted criminal, can authorities stop him?

Director : Ishirō Honda

Casts
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

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi 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

Fujichiyo's Teacher

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Nomura the Robber

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Kajimoto

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

Cop (uncredited)

Yukihiko Gondō

Shooting Guard (uncredited)

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Cop (uncredited)

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Member of crime laboratory (uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Audience member (uncredited)

Junpei Natsuki

Bystander (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)

Yoyo Miyata

(uncredited)

Akira Yamada

(uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

(uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

(uncredited)

Keisuke Yamada

(uncredited)

Kôichi Satô

(uncredited)

Hiroshi Akitsu

(uncredited)

Masaaki Tachibana

(uncredited)

Tadahiko Kuroda

(uncredited)

Tamami Fujino

(uncredited)

Minoru Itō

(uncredited)

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Audience Member (uncredited)

Kô Hayami

(uncredited)

Jirô Suzukawa

(uncredited)

Shinjirô Hirota

(uncredited)

Kichishirô Fujitaya

(uncredited)

Shôtarô Kashiwa

(uncredited)

Kojûrô Kineya

(uncredited)

Kyûtarô Yoshimura

(uncredited)

Katsushirô Kineya

(uncredited)

Wakisuke Kineya

(uncredited)

Washiyuki Kineya

(uncredited)

Washisaburô Kineya

(uncredited)

Wanosuke Kineya

(uncredited)

Nobuhide Hôsei

(uncredited)

Kishirô Katada

(uncredited)

Kisaburô Katada

(uncredited)

Kisaku Katada

(uncredited)

Hiroshi Fukuhara

(uncredited)

Yasuaki Shinkô

(uncredited)

Toki Shiozawa

Toki Shiozawa

Wife (uncredited)

James Hong

James Hong

Narrator / Mizuno

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