The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitainingen) (1959)

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The H-Man rates as one of the most genuinely frightening Japanese horror films of the 1950s. When a minor-league drug runner completely vanishes, leaving only his clothes behind, detective Tominaga (Akihiko Hirata) investigates. Along the way, Tominaga makes the acquaintance of scientist Masada (Kenji Sahara), who theorizes that the missing doper was melted into a liquid "H-Man" as a result of being exposed to nuclear radiation. Sure enough, the H-Man soon resurfaces, seeking out victims to

Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.

Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Inoshiro Honda , Ishir� Honda

On DVD: Apr 28, 1993

Cast

Yumi Shirakawa
Chikako Arai
Kenji Sahara
Dr. Masada
Akihiko Hirata
Inspector Tominaga
Koreya Senda
Dr. Maki
Hisaya Ito
Misaki
Tetsu Nakamura
Chinese Gentleman
Yutaka Nakamura
An-chan
Yosuke Natsuki
Man
Senkichi Omura
O-chan
Eitar� Ozawa
Inspector Miyashita
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Detective Taguchi
Ayumi Sonoda
Emi
Mitsuru Sato
Uchida
Naomi Shiraishi
Mineko
Yoshibumi Tajima
Detective Sakata
Kamayuki Tsubono
Tadao Nakamaru
Yoshifumi Tajima

Critic Reviews for The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitainingen)

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... a monster movie horror within a cop crime drama, with detectives investigating a drug ring where all the suspects keeps getting dissolved.

August 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Seanax.com

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Another one of those run-of-the-mill monsters run amok sci-fi films from the 1950s.

April 8, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Typical drive-in movie but with subtitltes. So much for making out if you want to figure out what the movie is about....but then again did you go to the drive-in to watch a movie?

August 6, 2010

Jonathan Porras

I just watched this for the first time. While watching I realized something about it was very familiar. Then it occurred to me that J.J. Abrams must be a huge Tomoyuki Tanaka fan. The film work looked very much like Lost (given the technology available then). Overall I enjoyed the film. Yes, the heroine was annoying

August 10, 2011