The professor has invented a formula that turns things invisible. He's interested in the science of it, but a crook hears of it and sees a chance to steal expensive jewelry, so he gets himself dosed. The trouble is there's no antidote, and he becomes increasingly unhinged.
It's a Japanese version of the 1933 THE INVISIBLE MAN. Effects specialist Eiji Tsuburaya replicates some of the shots from the older movie, including the part where the villain is unwinding the bandages from around his invisible head. While the suspense is well done, there's no clear advance in what the film makers are using i for, and the movie lacks the funny lunacy of James Whale's direction.
Tsuburaya would continue to specialize in special effects. He is best remembered for his work on various version of GODZILLA. He would die in 1970, age 68.
It's a Japanese version of the 1933 THE INVISIBLE MAN. Effects specialist Eiji Tsuburaya replicates some of the shots from the older movie, including the part where the villain is unwinding the bandages from around his invisible head. While the suspense is well done, there's no clear advance in what the film makers are using i for, and the movie lacks the funny lunacy of James Whale's direction.
Tsuburaya would continue to specialize in special effects. He is best remembered for his work on various version of GODZILLA. He would die in 1970, age 68.