The Human Vapor
The Human Vapor
ガス人間第一号
Gasu Ningen Dai Ichigō
Gas Man No. 1
Director | Ishiro Honda |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Screenplay | Takeshi Kimura |
Photography | Hajime Koizumi |
Art | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
Sound |
Masao Fujiyoshi Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Toshio Takashima |
Special Effects Photography | Sadamasa Arikawa |
Music | Kunio Miyauchi |
Editor | Kazuji Taira |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 11, 1960 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
ガス人間第一号 Gasu Ningen Dai Ichigō Gas Man No. 1 |
Director | Ishiro Honda |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Screenplay | Takeshi Kimura |
Photography | Hajime Koizumi |
Art | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
Sound |
Masao Fujiyoshi Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Toshio Takashima |
Special Effects Photography | Sadamasa Arikawa |
Music | Kunio Miyauchi |
Editor | Kazuji Taira |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 11, 1960 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
The police investigate a series of brutal bank robberies committed under mysterious circumstances. Their suspicion falls on Kasuga, a retired dancer who has suddenly come into good fortune and is planning a new performance. One of her purchases is made in cash with the stolen money. The police have her detained, but she refuses to admit how she came by the money. Mizuno, a quiet, unassuming man, turns himself in for the robberies. When the police ask him to demonstrate how he committed the crimes, Mizuno dissolves into a sentient gas and escapes. He threatens to continue his murderous crime spree unless the police release Kasuga.
A newspaper manages to secure an interview with Mizuno and learn about his origins. He was discharged from military service on account of his cancer, but he was selected as a test subject by Dr. Sano for his experiments. Unbeknownst to Mizuno, Sano was a crackpot who preyed on unknown persons to fuel his strange experiments. Mizuno survived his exposure to Sano’s equipment, becoming the human vapor. Mizuno killed Sano and returned to his normal life. He became smitten with Kasuga and gave her the stolen money so she could return to dancing.
The police decide to use Kasuga’s next performance as a trap for Mizuno. They plan to fill the auditorium with a flammable gas and ignite it, a method that will hopefully destroy Mizuno in spite of his abilities. When Mizuno sabotages the police’s remote detonator, Kasuga triggers the explosion herself. The police watch as Mizuno crawls out of the burning building before succumbing to his injuries.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast
Detective Okamoto
Fujichiyo Kasuga
Mizuno
Kyoko Kono
Dr. Tamiya
Detective Tabata
Detective Inao
Dr. Sano
Jiya
Police Executive
Newspaper Executive
Newspaper Editor
Bank Official
Detective Fujita
Reporter Kawasaki
Nishiyama
Kasuga's Instructor
Policeman
Jail Officer
Newspaper Executive
Instructor's Wife
Newspaper Executive
Detective Osaki
Policeman
Jail Officer
Man in Audience
Police Executive
Detective Hotta
Police Executive
Banker
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Deceased Banker
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
Scientist
Bank Official
Reporter
Man at Bank
Reporter
Jailbreaker
Policeman
製作 Producer |
田中友幸 Tomoyuki Tanaka |
脚本 Screenplay |
木村武 Takeshi Kimura |
撮影 Photography |
小泉一 Hajime Koizumi |
美術 Art |
清水喜代志 Kiyoshi Shimizu |
録音 Sound |
藤好昌生 Masao Fujiyoshi |
宮崎正信 Masanobu Miyazaki |
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照明 Lighting |
高島利雄 Toshio Takashima |
特殊技術 Special Effects |
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光学撮影 Optical Photography |
荒木秀三郎 Shozaburo Araki |
撮影 Photography |
有川貞昌 Sadamasa Arikawa |
美術 Art |
渡辺明 Akira Watanabe |
照明 Lighting |
岸田九一郎 Kuichiro Kishida |
音楽 Music |
宮内國郎 Kunio Miyauchi |
作詞 Lyrics |
片山貞一 Teiichi Katayama |
作曲 Composition |
杵屋勝四郎 Katsuhiro Kineya |
作調 Staging |
堅田喜四郎 Kishiro Katada |
振付 Choreography |
若柳美東理樹 Midorigi Wakayagi |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
梶田興治 Koji Kajita |
編集 Editor |
平一二 Kazuji Taira |
現像 Developing |
東京現像所 Tokyo Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
坂本泰明 Yasuaki Sakamoto |
出演者 Performers |
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三橋達也 Tatsuya Mihashi |
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八千草薫 Kaoru Yachigusa |
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土屋嘉男 Yoshio Tsuchiya |
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佐多契子 Keiko Sata |
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伊藤久哉 Hisaya Ito |
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田島義文 Yoshibumi Tajima |
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小杉義男 Yoshio Kosugi |
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村上冬樹 Fuyuki Murakami |
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左卜全 Bokuzen Hidari |
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佐々木孝丸 Takamaru Sasaki |
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山田巳之助 Minosuke Yamada |
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松村達雄 Tatsuo Matsumura |
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宮田羊容 Yoyo Miyata |
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三島耕 Ko Mishima |
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野村浩三 Kozo Nomura |
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山本廉 Ren Yamamoto |
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松本染升 Somesho Matsumoto |
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堤康久 Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
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山田彰 Akira Yamada |
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広瀬正一 Shoichi Hirose |
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中村哲 Tetsu Nakamura |
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塩沢とき Toki Shiozawa |
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熊谷二良 Jiro Kumagai |
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坪野鎌之 Kamayuki Tsubono |
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緒方燐作 Rinsaku Ogata |
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榊田敬二 Keiji Sakakida |
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岡豊 Yutaka Oka |
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山田圭介 Keisuke Yamada |
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権藤幸彦 Yukihiko Gondo |
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草間璋夫 Akio Kusama |
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松本光男 Mitsuo Matsumoto |
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佐藤功一 Koichi Sato |
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安芸津広 Hiroshi Akitsu |
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澁谷英男 Hideo Shibuya |
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橘正晃 Masaaki Tachibana |
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黒田忠彦 Tadahiko Kuroda |
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藤野珠美 Tamami Fujino |
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伊藤実 Minoru Ito |
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大前亘 Wataru Omae |
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速水洸 Ko Hayami |
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鈴川二郎 Jiro Suzukawa |
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広田新二郎 Shinjiro Hirota |
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長唄 Vocalists |
富士田吉四郎 Yoshishiro Fujita |
柏庄太郎 Shotaro Kashiwa |
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杵屋胡十郎 Kojuro Kineya |
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芳村久太郎 Kosutaro Yoshimura |
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三味線 Shamisen |
杵屋勝四郎 Katsuhiro Kineya |
杵屋和喜輔 Wakisuke Kineya |
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杵屋和四之 Washino Kineya |
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杵屋和四三郎 Washisaburo Kineya |
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杵屋和之助 Wannosuke Kineya |
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囃子 Accompaniment |
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笛 Flute |
鳳声信秀 Nobuhide Fodo |
小鼓 Tsunemi Drum |
堅田喜四郎 Kishiro Katada |
太鼓 Taiko Drum |
堅田喜三郎 Kazaburo Katada |
太鼓 Taiko Drum |
堅田喜三久 Katato Katada |
大太鼓 Bass Drum |
福原宏 Hiroshi Fukuhara |
特技監督 Special Effects Director |
円谷英二 Eiji Tsuburaya |
監督 Director |
本多猪四郎 Ishiro Honda |