The Invisible Man Appears

1949 [JAPANESE]

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

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Plot summary

Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour."

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Kichijirô Ueda as Otoharu Sugimoto
Tsuneo Katagiri as Minoru Yamashita
Jun Fujikawa as Suzuki keiji
Chizuru Kitagawa as Machiko Nakazato
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760.22 MB
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1 hr 22 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by PCC0921 7 / 10

Surprisingly Fun

The Invisible Man Appears (1949), is pretty good for a film, that came out, in the late-1940s, produced by a post-war, Japanese film studio, known as, Daiei Studios. Daiei Studios is famous for being the studio, that launched the Gamera film series in the mid-1960s in Japan. The Invisible Man Appears (1949), is also an early Eiji Tsuburaya, special effects gig, that he did five years before Gojira (1954). This film is an interesting take on the original Invisible Man film series, that Universal Pictures did in the 1930s in the U. S. A. Tsuburaya's special effects don't disappoint in this film. Just remember, to put yourself in a 1949 frame of mind and the effects work for themselves. I am happy I found this lost gem.PMTM Grade: 6.7 (C-) = 7 IMDB.
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Reviewed by ebeckstr-1 5 / 10

An interesting if slow moving curio

This movie is essentially an overly complicated and somewhat incoherent crime movie wrapped in the trappings of an invisible man story. The one interesting aspect of the plot is the mystery around who the invisible man actually is. It's surprising that subsequent movies in this subgenre have never taken advantage of this obvious opportunity. In the case of this movie, unfortunately, it isn't difficult to figure out who the invisible man is, and the fact is revealed soon enough anyway. Insofar as entertainment value, it's a pretty slow moving affair. Nonetheless, it is worth watching for fans of Japanese sci-fi and horror if for no other reason than curiosity's sake.

The film is available through Sinister Cinema, and through Arrow as one half of a double bill with the Invisible Man Versus the Human Fly. Arrow made zero effort at restoration, so it's probably from the same 16mm print employed by Sinister. Arrow has made its usual mistake of using the astoundingly overrated so-called expert Kim Newman, who relies on his usual "perhaps," "it could be that," and other qualifiers as a substitute for actual research and expertise. I sort of wish I had spent my money with Sinister instead to support their business.

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