The Human Vapor

Movie Information:

  • Release Date: December 11, 1960
  • Production Company: Toho
  • Distribution Company: Toho
  • Original Runtime: 91 minutes
  • Atlernate Titles:
    • Japanese: ガス人間第一号
    • Hepburn: Gasu Ningen Dai Ichi Go
    • Literal Translation: Gas Human Being Number 1

Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi as Detective Okamoto
Keiko Sata as Reporter Kyoko Kono
Kaoru Yachigusa as Fujichiyo, the dancer
Yoshio Tsuchiya as Mizuno the Vapor Man
Bokuzen Hidari as Fujichiyo's Guardian
Hisaya Ito as Doctor Tamiya
Takamaru Sasaki as Senior Officer, Metropolitan
Tetsu Nakamura as Director, Tobe Editorial Bureau
Murakami Fuyuki as Doctor Hisayuki Sano
Ren Yamamoto as Nishiyama (Robbery Murderer)

Crew

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director: Ishiro Honda
Screenplay: Takeshi Kimura
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Art: Kiyoshi Shimizu
Sound Recording: Masao Fujiyoshi and Masamasa Miyazaki
Lighting: Takashima Toshio
Composer: Kunio Miyauchi
Lyrics: Sadayuki Katayama
Assistant Director: Koji Kajita
Editing: Kazuji Taira
Film Processing: Tokyo Laboratories
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects Optical Photography: Shuzaburo Araki
Special Effects Photography: Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects Production Design: Akira Watanabe
Special Effects Lighting: Kishida Kuichiro

Alternate Versions

Japan

International

United States

Italy

Gallery

Gas Human Being Number 1

Iterations

    • Notes:
      • The Japanese theatrical version has not featured major edits over the years and has been widely available on home media inside of Japan, but not in other territories. While it was released on formats like VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD, it has not been released on Blu-ray in Japan.