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Manster

Original title: The Manster
  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 13m
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5.3/10
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Manster (1959)
An American reporter in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a scientist, who turns him into a two-headed monster.
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An American reporter in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a scientist, who turns him into a two-headed monster.An American reporter in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a scientist, who turns him into a two-headed monster.An American reporter in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a scientist, who turns him into a two-headed monster.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,218
969
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    • Directors
      • George P. Breakston
      • Kenneth G. Crane
    • Writers
      • William J. Sheldon(screenplay by)
      • George P. Breakston(from an original story by)
    • Stars
      • Peter Dyneley
      • Jane Hylton
      • Tetsu Nakamura
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • George P. Breakston
      • Kenneth G. Crane
    • Writers
      • William J. Sheldon(screenplay by)
      • George P. Breakston(from an original story by)
    • Stars
      • Peter Dyneley
      • Jane Hylton
      • Tetsu Nakamura
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews

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    Trailer 1:33
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    Photos50

    Manster (1959)
    Manster (1959)
    Manster (1959)
    George Wyman and Terri Zimmern in Manster (1959)
    Peter Dyneley and Shinpei Takagi in Manster (1959)
    Manster (1959)
    Manster (1959)
    Peter Dyneley in Manster (1959)
    Peter Dyneley and Tetsu Nakamura in Manster (1959)
    George Wyman in Manster (1959)
    Peter Dyneley and George Wyman in Manster (1959)
    Manster (1959)

    Top cast

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    Peter Dyneley
    Peter Dyneley
    • Larry Stanford
    Jane Hylton
    Jane Hylton
    • Linda Stanford
    Tetsu Nakamura
    • Dr. Robert Suzuki
    • (as Satoshi Nakamura)
    Terri Zimmern
    • Tara
    Norman Van Hawley
    • Ian Matthews
    • (as Van Hawley)
    Jerry Itô
    • Police Superintendent Aida
    • (as Jerry Ito)
    Toyoko Takechi
    • Emiko Suzuki
    Kenzo Kuroki
    • Genji Suzuki
    Alan Tarlton
    • Dr. H.B. Jennsen
    Shinpei Takagi
    • Temple Priest
    George Wyman
    • Monster
    Fujie Satsuki
    • Cleaning Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • George P. Breakston
      • Kenneth G. Crane
    • Writers
      • William J. Sheldon(screenplay by)
      • George P. Breakston(from an original story by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness (1992) pays homage to this film. When Ash has swallowed one of his little dopplegangers, he grows an eye on his right shoulder, which results in him splitting into two beings; Good Ash and Evil Ash. In this film, the reporter is injected with a serum and later develops an eye, which grows into a head, resulting in him splitting into a good being and an evil one.
    • Goofs
      Misspelled word in opening credits. "From an original story..." reads "From an ORIGNAL story..."
    • Quotes

      Dr. Robert Suzuki: You're an experiment that didn't work out. I'm sorry Kenji.

    • Alternate versions
      Some prints cut the epilogue in which Ian tries to convince Linda that Larry will be all right.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Adventures of Superseven: Operation: 8 Spies Too Many! (2011)

    User reviews55

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    Waiting to be rediscovered!
    I can't understand why 'The Manster' isn't better known! It's often unfairly lumped in with 'The Incredible Two Headed Transplant' and 'The Thing With Two Heads', but 'The Manster' is much more than a kitschy gigglefest. It is closer to another forgotten Japanese 60s movie, 'The Human Vapour', made around the same time. Both movies use horror/sf trappings to explore questions of identity and what it means to be human Philip K. Dick style. Neither reaches the giddy, hallucinogenic heights of PKD's best work, but they are both a cut above your average "monster movie" of the era.

    'The Manster' concerns a cocky American journalist who befriends a charismatic Japanese scientist. The scientist's lifestyle seduces the journalist who goes off the rails and ignores his job, wife and responsibilities. He thinks he's just letting his hair down after several years of hard work, but doesn't realize that he is the unwitting guinea pig in an ambitious scientific experiment which turns out horribly wrong.

    Try and see 'The Manster', and if possible make it a double bill with 'The Human Vapour'. You'll see that was a LOT more going on in Japanese fantastic cinema that Godzilla, Mothra, et al. 'The Manster' is a low key, imaginative movie just waiting to be rediscovered!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 1962 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nightmare
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Shaw-Breakston Enterprises
      • William Shelton
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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