United States / Feb 01, 1956 / Toho International English-subtitled release titled "The Snowman". Exact date unknown.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Toshitsugu Suzuki | Kurihara |
| Ren Yamamoto | Shinagawa |
| Akira Sera | Matsui |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Kodama |
| Tadashi Okabe | Takeno |
| Akira Yamada | Kaji |
| Fuminori Ōhashi | Snowman |
| Takashi Itô | Young Snowman |
| Ichirō Chiba | Chief policeman |
| Kokuten Kōdō | Tribal Chief |
| Takuzō Kumagai | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Shigemi Sunagawa | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Senkichi Ōmura | Villager (uncredited) |
| Shigeo Katō | Villager (uncredited) |
| Akio Kusama | Villager (uncredited) |
| Keiichirō Katsumoto | Villager (uncredited) |
| Tsurue Ichimanji | Villager (uncredited) |
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| Kyōko Ozawa | Villager (uncredited) |
| Akira Kitchôji | Villager (uncredited) |
| Hiroshi Akitsu | Stationmaster (uncredited) |
| Rinsaku Ogata | Mountain guide (uncredited) |
| Kamayuki Tsubono | Mountain guide (uncredited) |
| Etsuo Saijo | Mountain guide (uncredited) |
| Shōichi Hirose | Mountain Searcher |
| Kihachi Okamoto | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Ryûtarô Amami | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Kenzo Echigo | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Toku Ihara | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Kawamata Kiichi | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Eisuke Nakanishi | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Jirô Suzukawa | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Masaaki Tachibana | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Hideo Ôtsuka | Mountain searcher (uncredited) |
| Haruo Nakajima | Mountain searcher |
| Yasumasa Ônishi | Thug (uncredited) |
| Akira Tani | Chubby Thug |
| Yutaka Nakayama | Thug (uncredited) |
| Kazuo Hinata | Station employee (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionHorrorAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 獣人雪男 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 14 agosto 1955 |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Takeo Murata, Shigeru Kayama |
| Editing | Shûichi Anbara |
| Cinematography | Tadashi Iimura, Goichi Araki |
| Assistant directors | Kihachi Okamoto, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Soichi Yokoi |
| Camera operators | Tadashi Iimura, Goichi Araki |
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| Additional photography | Tadashi Iimura, Goichi Araki |
| Production design | Tatsuo Kita, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Art direction | Tatsuo Kita, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Set decoration | Tatsuo Kita, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Special effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Masao Shirota, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Sadamasa Arikawa, Masakatsu Asai, Sadao Iizuka |
| Visual effects | Masakatsu Asai, Shuzaburo Araki, Eiji Tsuburaya, Fuminori Ōhashi, Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu, Sadamasa Arikawa |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Yoshio Nishikawa, Ichirô Minawa |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Yoshio Nishikawa, Ichirô Minawa |
| Costume design | Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu, Fuminori Ōhashi |
| Makeup | Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu, Fuminori Ōhashi |
| Hairstyling | Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu, Fuminori Ōhashi |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Aug 14, 1955
Physical media
United States / Jan 01, 1990 / NR / Rhino Home Video #1424 [VHS] 78 minutes
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