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Invisible Man is a film of genre Drama directed by Motoyoshi Oda with Yoshio Tsuchiya
Invisible Man (1954)
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Add to a movie listTomei Ningen (透明人間, Tōmei Ningen, lit. "Transparent Man") is a black-and-white Japanese action / horror film, originally released in 1954. Produced by the Toho studio, 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 and 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 character Invisible Man aka Takemitsu Nanjo is kaijin (怪人, literally "mysterious person", referring to roughly humanoid monsters), a type of kaiju.
The film was moderately successful, but was overshadowed by the huge crossover success of Godzilla, earlier in 1954. It has never been released outside of Japan.
Special effects was made by Eiji Tsuburaya.
Synopsis
Une voiture heurte un objet invisible; le sang se répand à partir d'une source invisible qui devient visible lorsque l'homme qui saigne, meurt. Il porte avec lui une note de suicide dédiée à son seul ami, qui est aussi un homme invisible. Un jeune reporter passionné traque Takemitsu Nanjo, un vétéran de la guerre qui gagne visiblement sa vie en se peignant le visage comme celui d'un clown et en portant des pancartes publicitaires. Son voisin préféré est une petite fille aveugle dont la mère se heurte à des gangsters locaux. Les gangsters terrorisent la ville en tant que "gang invisible", s'enveloppant dans des écharpes et des trench-coats afin d'être visibles pour leurs victimes, même s'ils sont censés être invisibles en dessous. Une fois qu'ils découvrent Nanjo, qui défend ses seuls amis, ils le battent et le laissent pour mort.Actors
Yoshio Tsuchiya
(Komatsu, reporter)
Minoru Takada
(Yajima, gang boss)
Kamatari Fujiwara
(Mariko's grandfather)
Haruo Nakajima
(Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita)
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