Tomei Ningen

Tomei Ningen

is a Japanese action / horror film, originally released in 1954. Produced by legendary studio Toho, the film is a loose adaption of the science fiction novella entitled "The Invisible Man", written by British author H.G. Wells in 1897. The film was directed by Motoyoshi Oda, and written by Hiroshi Beppu & Shigeaki Hidaka.

The two stories do not share many plot details, aside from the general premise of a man who can turn himself invisible, but it was produced with the intent of adapting Wells' work. The film follows a circus clown and a gang, both of whom can become invisible due to ingesting a formula developed by the government during World War II. The gang of criminals has been using their powers to wreak havoc and cause chaos throughout Japan, and the clown (portrayed by Seizaburô Kawazu) is the only one with the courage to stand up to them. Ultimately, he defeats them, but in doing so is forced to sacrifice his own life.

The film was moderately successful, but was overshadowed by the huge crossover success of "Godzilla", earlier in 1954. It was never released outside of Japan, nor has it appeared on any home video format.

References

* [http://www.historyvortex.org/OtherSideToho.html "The Other Side of Toho"] , an article originally appearing in "G-Fan", issue 23.
* [http://tohokingdom.com/movies/invisible_man.htm "Invisible Man"] at Toho Kingdom.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Getting Any? — Directed by Takeshi Kitano Produced by Masayuki Mori Hisano Nabeshima Taik …   Wikipedia

  • The Human Vapor — Infobox Film name = The Human Vapor image size = caption = Human Vapor (1960) director = Ishirô Honda producer = Tomoyuki Tanaka writer = Takeshi Kimura narrator = starring = Tatsuya Mihashi Kaoru Yachigusa Yoshio Tsuchiya Keiko Sata Hisaya Ito… …   Wikipedia

  • Kin'ichi Kusumi — Born September 23, 1950 (1950 09 23) (age 61) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Ethnicity Japanese Kin ichi Kusumi (久須美欽一 …   Wikipedia

  • El hombre invisible — Para otros usos de este término, véase El hombre invisible (desambiguación). El hombre invisible Autor H.G. W …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of One Piece episodes — Box art of the first uncut English DVD released by Funimation Entertainment One Piece is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title written by Eiichiro Oda. Produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Konosuke Uda, Munehisa Sakai… …   Wikipedia

  • Episodios de One Piece — Anexo:Episodios de One Piece Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Esta es una lista de episodios del anime One Piece, adaptado del manga con el mismo nombre. Este anime fue producido por Toei Animation, y estrenado en Japón en Fuji TV desde el 20 de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Mobile Cop Jiban — Format Metal Hero Tokusatsu Created by Keita Amemiya …   Wikipedia

  • Anexo:Episodios de One Piece — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Liste Des Épisodes De One Piece — Cette page liste les épisodes de l adaptation animée du manga One Piece regroupés par saisons et par arcs. Note : les speechs qui introduisent le générique d ouverture changent avec celui ci. Ceux qui seront indiqués ici sont ceux de la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste des episodes de One Piece — Liste des épisodes de One Piece Cette page liste les épisodes de l adaptation animée du manga One Piece regroupés par saisons et par arcs. Note : les speechs qui introduisent le générique d ouverture changent avec celui ci. Ceux qui seront… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”