The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIshirō Honda
Screenplay byTakeshi Kimura[1]
Based onThe Gas Man
by John Meredyth Lucas[2]
(uncredited)
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring
CinematographyHajime Koizumi[1]
Music byKunio Miyauchi[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 11 December 1960 (1960-12-11) (Japan)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Human Vapor (ガス人間第1号[a], Gasu Ningen Daiichigō, lit.'The First Gas Man') is a 1960 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the third and final film in the Transforming Human Series. In the film, a scientific experiment goes awry and turns its subject into an unstoppable gaseous mutant who takes advantage of his abilities and commits ruthless crimes.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 176.
  2. ^ Kihara, Shimizu & Nakamura 2010, p. 421.
  3. ^ "ガス人間第1号". Toho (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "ガス人間第一号 The Human Vapour". IshiroHonda.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 27, 2023.


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