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The Human Vapor (1960) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ishirô Honda

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Takeshi Kimura ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Tatsuya Mihashi ... Detective Okamoto
Kaoru Yachigusa ... Fujichiyo Kasuga
Yoshio Tsuchiya ... Mizuno, the Librarian / The 'Vapor Man'
Keiko Sata Keiko Sata ... Reporter Kyoko
Hisaya Itô ... Police Scientist
Yoshifumi Tajima ... Sergeant
Yoshio Kosugi Yoshio Kosugi ... Mean Detective
Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami ... Dr. Sano
Bokuzen Hidari ... Jiya (Fujichiyo's Attendant)
Takamaru Sasaki Takamaru Sasaki ... Police Chief
Minosuke Yamada Minosuke Yamada ... Official
Tatsuo Matsumura ... Editor Ikeda
Yôyô Miyata Yôyô Miyata ... Bank Manager
Kô Mishima Kô Mishima ... Detective Fujita
Kôzô Nomura Kôzô Nomura ... Kyoko's Fellow Reporter
Ren Yamamoto Ren Yamamoto ... Nomura the Robber
Someshô Matsumoto ... Fujichiyo's Teacher
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Yasuhisa Tsutsumi ... Bank Manager
Akira Yamada Akira Yamada ... Man in Library
Shôichi Hirose ... Doomed Burly Guard
Tetsu Nakamura Tetsu Nakamura ... Journalist (Desk editor, Ikeda)
Toki Shiozawa Toki Shiozawa ... Wife
Takuzô Kumagai Takuzô Kumagai ... Kajimoto (as Jirô Kumagai)
Kamayuki Tsubono Kamayuki Tsubono ... Policeman Ozaki
Rinsaku Ogata Rinsaku Ogata ... Policeman Nakatani
Keiji Sakakida Keiji Sakakida ... Senior Prison Guard
Yutaka Oka Yutaka Oka ... Cop
Keisuke Yamada Keisuke Yamada ... Metropolitan Police Executive
Yukihiko Gondô Yukihiko Gondô ... Doomed Shooting Guard
Akio Kusama Akio Kusama ... Cop
Mitsuo Matsumoto Mitsuo Matsumoto ... Member of crime laboratory
Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô ... Audience Member
Hiroshi Akitsu Hiroshi Akitsu ... Librarian
Hideo Shibuya Hideo Shibuya ... Audience Member
Masaaki Tachibana Masaaki Tachibana ... Reporter
Tadahiko Kuroda Tadahiko Kuroda ... Audience Member
Tamami Fujino Tamami Fujino ... Woman in Detention Cell
Minoru Itô Minoru Itô ... Reporter
Wataru Ômae Wataru Ômae ... Audience Member
Kô Hayami Kô Hayami ... Fujichiyo's Driver
Jirô Suzukawa Jirô Suzukawa ... Dead Treasurer
Shinjirô Hirota Shinjirô Hirota ... Man in Detention Cell
Kichishirô Fujitaya Kichishirô Fujitaya ... Nagauta
Shôtarô Kashiwa Shôtarô Kashiwa ... Nagauta
Kojûrô Kineya Kojûrô Kineya ... Nagauta
Kyûtarô Yoshimura Kyûtarô Yoshimura ... Nagauta
Katsushirô Kineya Katsushirô Kineya ... Shamisen
Wakisuke Kineya Wakisuke Kineya ... Shamisen
Washiyuki Kineya Washiyuki Kineya ... Shamisen
Washisaburô Kineya Washisaburô Kineya ... Shamisen
Wanosuke Kineya Wanosuke Kineya ... Shamisen
Nobuhide Hôsei Nobuhide Hôsei ... Hayashi fue
Kishirô Katada Kishirô Katada ... Hayashi kotsuzumi
Kisaburô Katada Kisaburô Katada ... Hayashi ôtsuzumi
Kisaku Katada Kisaku Katada ... Hayashi taiko
Hiroshi Fukuhara Hiroshi Fukuhara ... Hayashi ôdaiko
Haruo Nakajima ... Transitional Vapor Man
Junpei Natsuki Junpei Natsuki ... Bystander
Yasuaki Shinkô Yasuaki Shinkô
James Hong ... Narrator / Mizuno (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kazuo Hinata Kazuo Hinata ... Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Yoshio Katsube Yoshio Katsube ... Reporter (uncredited)
Eisaburo Komatsu Eisaburo Komatsu ... Dr. Tamiya's Assistant (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto Haruya Sakamoto ... Man in Detention Center (uncredited)

Produced by 

Edward L. Alperson ... executive producer / producer (US version)
Stanley D. Meyer ... producer (US version)
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... producer

Music by 

Kunio Miyauchi

Cinematography by 

Hajime Koizumi

Editing by 

Kazuji Taira

Production Design by 

Kiyoshi Shimizu

Production Management 

Sanezumi Fujimoto ... executive in charge of production
Yasuaki Sakamoto ... production manager
Sanezumi Fujimoto ... executive in charge of production: english version (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Kôji Kajita ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Masao Fujiyoshi ... sound recordist
Masanobu Miyazaki ... sound recordist

Special Effects by 

Hidesaburo Araki ... opticals
Sadamasa Arikawa ... art director of special effects
Eiji Tsuburaya ... director of special effects
Akira Watanabe ... special effects art director

Visual Effects by 

Kyuichirô Kishida ... special effects lighting

Camera and Electrical Department 

Toshio Takashima ... lighting technician

Editorial Department 

Kenneth Wannberg ... editor: US version

Music Department 

Kishirô Katada ... supervisor of traditional music
Paul Sawtell ... composer: stock music (english version) (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Midoriki Wakayagi ... supervisor of traditional dance
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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