Horrors of Malformed Men

Horrors of Malformed Men

99 mins | Horror, Mystery | Oct. 31, 1969

Hirosuke, a medical student with almost no recollection of his past, is trapped in an asylum, despite being perfectly sane. After escaping from the loony bin, and being framed for the murder of a circus girl, he spots the photo of a recently deceased man, Genzaburo Komoda, to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance. By pretending to have been resurrected, Hirosuke assumes the dead man's identity, fooling everyone, including Komoda's widow and mistress. Whilst at the Komoda household, Hirosuke recalls memories that convince him to travel to a nearby island, home of Jogoro, the web-fingered father of Genzaburo. Whilst on the island, Hirosuke not only discovers Jogoro's plans to build his 'ideal community' (by transforming perfectly normal humans into hideous freaks), but also the awful truth behind his own identity.

Horrors of Malformed Men

99 mins | Horror, Mystery | Oct. 31, 1969

Horrors of Malformed Men
Hirosuke, a medical student with almost no recollection of his past, is trapped in an asylum, despite being perfectly sane. After escaping from the loony bin, and being framed for the murder of a circus girl, he spots the photo of a recently deceased man, Genzaburo Komoda, to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance. By pretending to have been resurrected, Hirosuke assumes the dead man's identity, fooling everyone, including Komoda's widow and mistress. Whilst at the Komoda household, Hirosuke recalls memories that convince him to travel to a nearby island, home of Jogoro, the web-fingered father of Genzaburo. Whilst on the island, Hirosuke not only discovers Jogoro's plans to build his 'ideal community' (by transforming perfectly normal humans into hideous freaks), but also the awful truth behind his own identity.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 江戸川乱歩全集　恐怖奇形人間
Directors Tomoomi Yoda, Teruo Ishii
Writers Masahiro Kakefuda, Teruo Ishii, Rampo Edogawa

Cast

Teruo Yoshida

as Hirosuke Hitomi / Genzaburô Komoda

Yukie Kagawa

as Shizuko

Teruko Yumi

as Hideko / Hatsuyo

Mitsuko Aoi

as Toki Komoda

Michiko Kobata

as Chiyoko Komoda

Yumiko Katayama

as Female Patient A

Kei Kiyama

as Kei

Reiko Mikasa

as Mad Woman

Miki Obana

as Slashed Woman

Kyomi Sakura

as The Nurse

Michi Tanaka

as Kin

Yoshiko Katô

as Masseur

Asano Kanamori

as Female Patient B

Yôko Koyama

as Miki

Chiyo Okada

as Clerk

Mie Hanabusa

as Mie

Masaomi Kondo

as Takeshi

Misao Kawasaki

as Hunchback B

Yukio Miyagi

as Male Patient A

Isamu Tsuchihashi

as Male Patient B

Hideo Ayuba

as Mad Man

Hideo Kô

as Guard

Toshio Oida

as Hayashida

Akikane Sawa

as Hunchback A

Akira Ôizumi

as Priest B

Tōru Yuri

as Priest A

Kichijirô Ueda

as Doctor

Tatsumi Hijikata

as Jôgorô Komoda

Asao Koike

as Hirukawa

Minoru Oki

as Kogorô Akechi / Manservant