The Invisible Avenger
| The Invisible Avenger | |
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| Directed by | Motoyoshi Oda |
| Screenplay by | Shigeaki Hidaka[1] |
| Produced by | Takeo Kita[1] |
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| Cinematography | Eiji Tsuburaya[1] |
| Edited by | Shuichi Orihara[1] |
| Music by | Kyosuke Kami[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 70 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
The Invisible Avenger (透明人間, Tōmei ningen, lit. Invisible Man) is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Motoyoshi Oda. The film is a loose adaptation of the H.G. Wells story The Invisible Man.[1]
The film was moderately successful, but was overshadowed by the huge crossover success of Godzilla, earlier in 1954.[citation needed]
Cast
- Seizaburo Kawazu as Nanjo, the clown
- Miki Sanjo as Michiyo, the dancer
- Minoru Takada as Yajima, the leader of the "Invisible Gang"
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Komatsu, the reporter
- Keiko Kondo as Mari, the blind girl
- Kenjiro Uemura as Ken
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Mari's grandfather
Production
The Invisible Avenger was shot in black-and-white at academy ratio.[2] The special effects were directed by Eiji Tsuburaya.[1] David Kalat noted that Tsuburaya's special effects in Tomei Ningen were "clever but sparingly used."[3]
Release
The Invisible Avenger was distributed in Japan by Toho on December 29, 1954.[1] Any release of the film in the United States is undetermined.[1]
Daiei Film produced two similar films featuring invisibility, Tomei ningen arawaru (The Transparent Man) in 1949, and Tomei ningen to Hai-Otoko (Transparent Man vs the Fly-Man) in 1957.[4]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Galbraith IV 2008, p. 107.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 373.
- ^ Kalat 1997, p. 37.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 312.
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- Kalat, David (1997). A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series. McFarland. ISBN 0786403004.
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