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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

  • 19581958
  • 1h 3m
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3.8/10
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
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Japanese villagers worship a monster and his son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster and wind up shooting its son. Then th... Read allJapanese villagers worship a monster and his son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster and wind up shooting its son. Then the trouble starts.Japanese villagers worship a monster and his son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster and wind up shooting its son. Then the trouble starts.

IMDb RATING
3.8/10
409
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  • Directors
    • Kenneth G. Crane(US sequences)
    • Ishirô Honda(Japanese sequences)
  • Writers
    • Shigeru Kayama(original story)
    • Takeo Murata(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • John Carradine
    • Russell Thorson
    • Robert Karnes
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  • Directors
    • Kenneth G. Crane(US sequences)
    • Ishirô Honda(Japanese sequences)
  • Writers
    • Shigeru Kayama(original story)
    • Takeo Murata(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • John Carradine
    • Russell Thorson
    • Robert Karnes
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    • 10User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)

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    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Dr. John Rayburn, Anthropologistas Dr. John Rayburn, Anthropologist
    Russell Thorson
    Russell Thorson
    • Professor Philip Osborneas Professor Philip Osborne
    Robert Karnes
    Robert Karnes
    • Professor Alan Templetonas Professor Alan Templeton
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Dr. Carl Jordanas Dr. Carl Jordan
    Akira Takarada
    Akira Takarada
    • The Boyas The Boy
    Akemi Negishi
    Akemi Negishi
    • The Mountain Girlas The Mountain Girl
    Momoko Kôchi
    Momoko Kôchi
    • The Girlas The Girl
    • (as Momoko Kouchi)
    Kenji Kasahara
    • Murdered Skieras Murdered Skier
    • (uncredited)
    Shigeo Katô
    • Villageras Villager
    • (uncredited)
    Akio Kusama
    • Buraku Manas Buraku Man
    • (uncredited)
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Kokuten Kôdô
    • Old Tribe Leaderas Old Tribe Leader
    • (uncredited)
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Prof. Tanakaas Prof. Tanaka
    • (uncredited)
    Yutaka Nakayama
    Yutaka Nakayama
    • Thug, Oba's menas Thug, Oba's men
    • (uncredited)
    Rinsaku Ogata
    • Mountain Guideas Mountain Guide
    • (uncredited)
    Sachio Sakai
    • Third Member of Ski Partyas Third Member of Ski Party
    • (uncredited)
    Ren Yamamoto
    • Shinagawa, alpine club memberas Shinagawa, alpine club member
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Kenneth G. Crane(US sequences)
      • Ishirô Honda(Japanese sequences)
    • Writers
      • Shigeru Kayama(original story)
      • Takeo Murata(screen adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    Japanese villagers worship a monster and his son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster and wind up shooting its son. Then the trouble starts. —frankfob2@yahoo.com
    psychotronic filmmonstercavecircusautopsy21 more
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      • From the wild frozen wastes of the world comes the MURDERING MONSTER that moves like a man!
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      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is a highly edited version of Jû jin yuki otoko (1955) with American footage added.
    • Quotes

      Prof. Alan Templeton: Were these people you refer to savages?

      Dr. John Rayburn: Not to the point of eating their own dead. They were a strange, ignorant, superstitious, uncivilized tribe. They decorated the camp with the skulls of their ancestors.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: The Story of THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
    • Connections
      Edited from Jû jin yuki otoko (1955)

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    Decent
    Half Human (1957)

    ** (out of 4)

    Scientist John Carradine tells the story of how an abominable snowman was killed in Japan. As was the case with Godzilla, the producer's of this film bought the rights to the Japanese film Ju jin Yuki Otoko (1955), cut out around an hour and then added some twenty minutes worth of footage dealing with Carradine. This is certainly a cut and paste hack job but sadly Toho pulled the original film so it's nearly impossible to see outside of this movie. The American footage is all rather silly but it's always fun seeing Carradine and he has a good voice for narration. The Japanese segment of the film makes me really want to see the original movie because there's some nice, intense moments including the first encounter with the Yeti. I've seen countless films on the Yeti but the costumes here are the greatest I've ever seen. The monster actually looks real, which makes this entertaining enough.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Mar 8, 2008

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    • Release date
      • August 1955 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Half Human
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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