Toho are known for dark gritty movies (Usually about Samurai or the struggles of Japanese life) and goofy giant monster films (Godzilla). That is why this came as so much of a surprise to me as it isn't either.
While the west the same year made The Blob (1958) Toho made their own liquid monster movie and truth be told it's not at all bad and makes me wish Toho had done more horror.
What struck me immediatly was how amazing everything looks, sure it doesn't have the usual incredible writing of Toho and lacks the direction of Kurosawa but it looks a couple of decades ahead of its time. Seriously, I'm blown away.
It tells the story of the police looking for a missing man and during the investigation coming across a mysterious liquid creature whose very touch dissolves its prey.
Though the movie isn't outstanding it makes up for it in enough areas to be more than watchable.
Genuinely creepy and unnerving in places, the H-Man is deserving of any horror fans time.
The Good:
Looks incredible for its time
The Bad:
Cast are pretty below par
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Microphones are overrated
Before putting your jacket around a woman dip it in sewage first
While the west the same year made The Blob (1958) Toho made their own liquid monster movie and truth be told it's not at all bad and makes me wish Toho had done more horror.
What struck me immediatly was how amazing everything looks, sure it doesn't have the usual incredible writing of Toho and lacks the direction of Kurosawa but it looks a couple of decades ahead of its time. Seriously, I'm blown away.
It tells the story of the police looking for a missing man and during the investigation coming across a mysterious liquid creature whose very touch dissolves its prey.
Though the movie isn't outstanding it makes up for it in enough areas to be more than watchable.
Genuinely creepy and unnerving in places, the H-Man is deserving of any horror fans time.
The Good:
Looks incredible for its time
The Bad:
Cast are pretty below par
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Microphones are overrated
Before putting your jacket around a woman dip it in sewage first