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The Invisible Man Appears

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Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
Starring: Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirô Natsukawa
Director: Shinsei Adachi, Shigehiro Fukushima
Plot Sypnosis:

Finally released outside Japan for the very first time, 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.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1949
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 87
Specs: Blu-ray Disc
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p AVC/MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.37:1
Audio Formats: Japanese: LPCM Mono
Subtitles/Captions: English