The Human Vapor
1960 film by Ishirō Honda
1960 film by Ishirō Honda
The Human Vapor (ガス人間第一号, Gasu Ningen Daiichigō; lit. 'The First Gas Man') is a 1960 Japanese science fiction thriller film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the third and final film in the Transforming Human Series, after The H-Man (1958) and The Secret of the Telegian (1960). Yoshio Tsuchiya stars as the titular character, a man transformed into a gaseous being after a scientific experiment goes awry. Kaoru Yachigusa, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Keiko Sata appear in supporting roles. The story follows the vaporous antihero as he exploits his newfound powers to commit bank robberies, using the proceeds to finance the dancing career of his lover, Fujichiyo (Yachigusa), while evading Detective Okamoto (Mihashi) and facing his powers' moral toll. Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka tasked screenwriter Takeshi Kimura with adapting a story by John Meredyth Lucas. Kimura crafted a suspenseful script reflecting 1960 Japan's unrest, including...
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