The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

92 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Science Fiction, Romance | Dec. 11, 1960

A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?

The Human Vapor

92 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Science Fiction, Romance | Dec. 11, 1960

The Human Vapor
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title ガス人間第一号
Directors Kôji Kajita, Ishirō Honda
Writers Takeshi Kimura

Cast

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Mr. Mizuno

Kaoru Yachigusa

as Fujichiyo Kasuga

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Detective Okamoto

Keiko Sata

as Reporter Kyoko

Bokuzen Hidari

as Jiya

Yoshifumi Tajima

as Detective Inspector

Hisaya Itô

as Police Scientist

Tatsuo Matsumura

as Editor Ikeda

Fuyuki Murakami

as Dr. Sano

Yoshio Kosugi

as Mean Detective

Kō Mishima

as Detective Fujita

Takamaru Sasaki

as Police Chief

Kôzô Nomura

as Kyoko's Fellow Reporter

Someshô Matsumoto

as Fujichiyo's Teacher

Ren Yamamoto

as Nomura the Robber

Takuzō Kumagai

as Kajimoto

Kamayuki Tsubono

as Policeman Ozaki

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

as Bank Manager (uncredited)

Shôichi Hirose

as Burly Guard (uncredited)

Tetsu Nakamura

as Journalist (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

as Official (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

as Cop (uncredited)

Yukihiko Gondô

as Shooting Guard (uncredited)

Akio Kusama

as Cop (uncredited)

Mitsuo Matsumoto

as Member of crime laboratory (uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

as Audience member (uncredited)

Junpei Natsuki

as Bystander (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

as Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)

Yoyo Miyata

as (uncredited)

Akira Yamada

as (uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

as (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

as (uncredited)

Keisuke Yamada

as (uncredited)

Kôichi Satô

as (uncredited)

Hiroshi Akitsu

as (uncredited)

Masaaki Tachibana

as (uncredited)

Tadahiko Kuroda

as (uncredited)

Tamami Fujino

as (uncredited)

Minoru Itô

as (uncredited)

Wataru Ômae

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Kô Hayami

as (uncredited)

Jirô Suzukawa

as (uncredited)

Shinjirô Hirota

as (uncredited)

Kichishirô Fujitaya

as (uncredited)

Shôtarô Kashiwa

as (uncredited)

Kojûrô Kineya

as (uncredited)

Kyûtarô Yoshimura

as (uncredited)

Katsushirô Kineya

as (uncredited)

Wakisuke Kineya

as (uncredited)

Washiyuki Kineya

as (uncredited)

Washisaburô Kineya

as (uncredited)

Wanosuke Kineya

as (uncredited)

Nobuhide Hôsei

as (uncredited)

Kishirô Katada

as (uncredited)

Kisaburô Katada

as (uncredited)

Kisaku Katada

as (uncredited)

Hiroshi Fukuhara

as (uncredited)

Yasuaki Shinkô

as (uncredited)

Toki Shiozawa

as Wife (uncredited)

James Hong

as Narrator / Mizuno