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The H-Man

The H-Man

People are dissolving! The horror of a flowing radioactive liquid!

19585.71h 27m

Overview

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Written by Takeshi Kimura, Hideo Unagami
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
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Top Cast

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Inspector Tominaga

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Dr. Masada

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Chikako Arai

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Police Sgt. Miyashita

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Detective Sakata

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Uchida

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Dr. Maki

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Detective Taguchi

K

Kamayuki Tsubono

Detective Ogawa

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Detective Seki

Themes & Keywords

japanmonsterexperimentpolicegangsterslimeradioactivityscientisth bomb

About The H-Man

The H-Man is a science fiction, horror film released in 1958 exploring themes of japan, monster, experiment, police, gangster, slime. Directed by Ishirō Honda, it stars Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa. When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.

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