Japan / Sep 26, 1949
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kichijirō Ueda | Otoji Sugimoto |
| Hiroshi Ueda | Nagayoshi Tanimoto |
| Shōzō Nanbu | Umeo Miyazawa |
| Shinobu Araki | Yoshihira Hatanaka |
| Saburo Date | Keizô Sasatani |
| Tominosuke Hayama | Hiroyoshi |
| Jun Fujikawa | Detective Suzuki |
| Sōji Shibata | Ota |
| Takeo Yano | Yamaguchi |
| Ikkei Tamaki | Sasaki |
| Hikaru Hoshi | The Drunk (as Takehiro Yuasa) |
| Tsuneo Katagiri | Minoru Yamashita |
| Akira Shimizu | Tatsuzo Kinoshita |
| Michio Yuri | Detective Tanaka |
| Akira Shiga | Beat Cop |
| Kyo Takigawa | Yoshida |
| Saburo Goda | Kenkichi Yoshimura |
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| Tomoya Yamada | Policeman |
| Teruko Ōmi | Kimiko Chôsokabe |
| Tomoko Takahara | Motoko Nakazato |
| Namiko Rokujo | Toshiko Nakazato |
| Yoko Ueno | Suzuki |
| Hinako Fujiwara | Fan #2 |
| Nobuko Shiraki | Fan #1 |
Genres
HorrorScience FictionCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 透明人間現わる |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 26 settembre 1949 |
| Production | Hisashi Okuda |
| Writer | Nobuo Adachi, Akimitsu Takagi, H. G. Wells |
| Editing | Shigeo Nishida |
| Cinematography | Hideo Ishimoto, Teru Komaki, Jizaburo Okita |
| Assistant directors | Shigehiro Fukushima, Nobuo Adachi, Fumiko Ushida |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Jizaburo Okita, Hideo Ishimoto, Teru Komaki |
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| Additional photography | Hideo Ishimoto, Teru Komaki, Jizaburo Okita |
| Production design | Yoshihisa Nakamura, Hidetaro Mizutani, Tasuke Yoshiwara, Seizaburo Ogura |
| Art direction | Yoshihisa Nakamura, Hidetaro Mizutani, Tasuke Yoshiwara, Seizaburo Ogura |
| Set decoration | Hidetaro Mizutani, Yoshihisa Nakamura, Tasuke Yoshiwara, Seizaburo Ogura |
| Special effects | Eiji Tsuburaya |
| Visual effects | Eiji Tsuburaya |
| Music | Goro Nishi, Masao Ōsumi, Toru Kurashima |
| Sound | Goro Nishi, Masao Ōsumi, Toru Kurashima |
| Costume design | Ayako Hasegawa, Yoshio Higashi, Tsuru Nakai |
| Makeup | Yoshio Higashi, Ayako Hasegawa, Tsuru Nakai |
| Hairstyling | Ayako Hasegawa, Yoshio Higashi, Tsuru Nakai |
| Collection | The Invisible Man (Daiei) Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
Japan / Dec 22, 2005 / Kadokawa DVD
United Kingdom / Mar 15, 2021 / Arrow Video Blu-ray. Packaged with "The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly" (1957) (same disc).
Canada / Mar 16, 2021 / Arrow Video Blu-ray. Packaged with "The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly" (1957) (same disc).
United States / Mar 16, 2021 / Arrow Video Blu-ray. Packaged with "The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly" (1957) (same disc).
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