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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

Apr 28, 1993

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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 | Comment
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 | Comment
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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
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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

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