The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man

透明人間
Tōmei Ningen
Invisible Man
Director | Motoyoshi Oda |
Photography Special Effects Supervisor |
Eiji Tsuburaya |
Producer | Takeo Kita |
Original Story | Kei Beppu |
Screenplay | Shigeaki Hidaka |
Art | Teruaki Abe |
Sound | Shoichi Fujinawa |
Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida |
Music | Kyosuke Kami |
Editor | Shuichi Ihara |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 29, 1954 |
Runtime | 70 minutes |
![]() 透明人間 Tōmei Ningen Invisible Man |
Director | Motoyoshi Oda |
Photography Special Effects Supervisor |
Eiji Tsuburaya |
Producer | Takeo Kita |
Original Story | Kei Beppu |
Screenplay | Shigeaki Hidaka |
Art | Teruaki Abe |
Sound | Shoichi Fujinawa |
Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida |
Music | Kyosuke Kami |
Editor | Shuichi Ihara |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 29, 1954 |
Runtime | 70 minutes |
The Japanese public is startled when an invisible man commits suicide by stepping into traffic, his body materializing into view after death. When pressed, the government admits to conducting military experiments with invisible men for the war effort. After the war, the subjects were released, and the government has failed to track them. Paranoia sweeps the nation. Yajima, a seedy gangster, capitalizes on the hysteria by having his gang dress as “invisible men” while committing their crimes.
Nanjo, a subject from the invisible man program, is now working as a clown. One of his friends is bribed into assisting the invisible gang and then killed. Nanjo swears revenge on the gang and quickly identifies Yajima as the gang boss. Yajima captures Nanjo and tortures him, and attempts to dispose of him by dumping him into a crowded street.
Nanjo survives the assassination attempt and returns to Yajima’s hideout. He routs Yajima’s gang and pursues Yajima. Yajima flees to an industrial park, where the fight continues atop an oil tank. They wrestle each other over the railing and plummet to the ground. Yajima is killed, and Nanjo materializes briefly before succumbing to his injuries.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Nanjo

Michiyo

Yajima

Komatsu

Mari's Grandfather

Newspaper Editor

Scientist

Parliamentarian

Commissioner

Police Chief

Nightclub Dancer

Mari

Yajima's Henchman

Yajima's Henchman

Yajima's Henchman

Parliamentarian

Suicidal Invisible Man

Food Stand Chef

Nightclub Patron

Newsreader

Policeman

Jewelry Store Clerk

Driver

Security Guard

Waitress
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Waiter

Street Merchant

Detective

Bus Passenger

Detective

Bus Passenger
製作 Producer |
北猛夫 Takeo Kita |
原案 Story |
別府啓 Kei Beppu |
脚本 Screenplay |
日高繁明 Shigeaki Hidaka |
美術 Art |
安倍輝明 Teruaki Abe |
録音 Sound |
藤縄正一 Shoichi Fujinawa |
照明 Lighting |
岸田九一郎 Kuichiro Kishida |
音楽 Music |
紙恭輔 Kyosuke Kami |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
丸輝夫 Teruo Maru |
編集 Editor |
庵原周一 Shuichi Ihara |
特殊技術 Special Effects |
東宝技術部 Toho Engineering Department |
現像 Developing |
東宝現像所 Toho Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
黒田達雄 Tatsuo Kuroda |
出演者 Performers |
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河津清三郎 Seizaburo Kawazu |
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三條美紀 Miki Sanjo |
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高田稔 Minoru Takada |
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土屋嘉男 Yoshio Tsuchiya |
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植村謙二郎 Kenjiro Uemura |
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藤原釜足 Kamatari Fujiwara |
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村上冬樹 Fuyuki Murakami |
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汐見洋 Yo Shiomi |
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沢村宗之助 Sonosuke Sawamura |
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恩田清二郎 Seijiro Onda |
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大友伸 Shin Otomo |
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重山規子 (日劇ダンシングチーム) Noriko Shigeyama (Japan Theater Dancing Team) |
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近藤圭子 (キングレコード) Keiko Kondo (King Records) |
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松尾文人 Fuminto Matsuo |
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中山豊 Yutaka Nakayama |
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吉田新 Shin Yoshida |
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峰三平 Sanpei Mine |
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鈴木治夫 Haruo Suzuki |
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高瀬将敏 Masatoshi Takasa |
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水野匡雄 Tadao Mizuno |
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土屋博敏 Shiro Tsuchiya |
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佐田豊 Yutaka Sada |
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中島春雄 Haruo Nakajima |
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瀬良明 Akira Sera |
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津田光男 Mitsuo Tsuda |
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吉頂寺晃 Akira Kitchoji |
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岡豊 Yutaka Oka |
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広瀬正一 Shoichi Hirose |
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堤康久 Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
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熊谷二良 Jiro Kumagai |
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勝本圭一郎 Keiichiro Katsumoto |
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伊藤実 Minoru Ito |
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榊田敬二 Keiji Sakakida |
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森啓子 Kyoko Mori |
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東静子 Shizuko Azuma |
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振付 Choreography |
縣洋二 Yoji Agata |
撮影/特技指導 Photography/Special Effects Advisor |
円谷英二 Eiji Tsuburaya |
監督 Director |
小田基義 Motoyoshi Oda |