The Invisible Man Appears
1949 · Movie · 82 min · ★ 6.5
These unique riffs on H.G. Wells' classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal's iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios, later the home of Gamera. In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. In addition to being the earliest surviving Japanese science fiction film ever made, the film's entertaining special effects were an early credit for the legendary Eiji Tsuburaya, five years before he first brought Godzilla to life.
Also known as The Transparent Man Appears · The Transparent Man
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Details
- Original title
- 透明人間現わる
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-09-26
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 82 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (18 votes)
Themes
- japan
- based on novel or book
- jewelry
- tragic villain
- potion
- jewel
- invisible person
- diamond necklace
- invisibility
- science and technology
- jewel thieves
- stolen necklace
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Chizuru Kitagawa
as Machiko Nakazato
Takiko Mizunoe
as Ryûko Mizuki
Daijiro Natsukawa
as Kyôsuke Segi
- MR
Mitsusaburō Ramon
as Inspector Matsubara
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Kenzô Nakazato
Shōsaku Sugiyama
as Ichirô Kawabe
Kanji Koshiba
as Shunji Kurokawa / The Invisible Man
Kichijirō Ueda
as Otoji Sugimoto
- HU
Hiroshi Ueda
as Nagayoshi Tanimoto
Shōzō Nanbu
as Umeo Miyazawa
Directed by Nobuo Adachi