THE H-MAN (1958, BIJO TO EKITAI NINGEN) – Episode 173 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“What if by some bizarre phenomenon, his physical form just melted away? Would that fit your crime scene?” Hmm … bizarre phenomenon? Let’s run with it. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Chris Peters – as they discuss Toho’s The H-Man (1958), directed by the great Ishirô Honda.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 173 – The H-Man (1958)

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When a narcotics dealer disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police are stumped. A scientist claims H-Bomb tests in the Pacific have created radioactive creatures – “H-Men” – who ooze like slime and liquify anyone they touch.

 

• Directed by: Ishirô Honda
• Writing Credits: Takeshi Kimura (written by); Hideo Unagami (story)
• Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
• Music by: Masaru Satô
• Cinematography by: Hajime Koizumi
• Editing by: Kazuji Taira
• Production Design by: Takeo Kita
• Special Effects by: Eiji Tsuburaya (director of special effects) 
• Selected Cast:
  • Yumi Shirakawa as Chikako Arai, singer in the nightclub
  • Kenji Sahara as Dr. Masada
  • Akihiko Hirata as Inspector Tominaga
  • Eitarô Ozawa as Police Sgt. Miyashita (as Eitaro Ozawa)
  • Koreya Senda as Dr. Maki
  • Makoto Satô as Uchida, gangster
  • Yoshifumi Tajima as Detective Sakata
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya as Detective Taguchi
  • Ayumi Sonoda as Emi, lead exotic dancer
  • Hisaya Itô as Misaki, the dissolved gangster
  • Nadao Kirino as Shimazaki, the waiter-thug
  • Naomi Shiraishi as Mineko, Dr. Maki’s assistant
  • Tetsu Nakamura as Mr. Chin, gangster
  • Tadao Nakamaru as Detective Seki
  • Minosuke Yamada as Chief of Inspectors Kusuda
  • Akira Sera as Horita – Fisherman
  • Haruya Katô as Sochan – Fisherman
  • Yasuhiro Shigenobu as Yasukichi – Fisherman
  • Senkichi Ômura as Daichan, 1st dissolved fisherman (Let me try on the pants!)
  • Haruo Nakajima as Chosuke, 2nd dissolved fisherman & Liquid Human Being
  • Shigeo Katô as Matchan, 3rd dissolved fisherman
  • Paul Frees as Various Voices (American dubbing)

Are you ready to battle an invasion of liquified men? Watch out, The Blob (1958), The H-Man (1958) is here to make you rue the day. Toho Films and director Ishirô Honda (Godzilla, 1954) blend sci-fi, horror, film noir, and… cabaret… for all kinds of horrifying shenanigans. Yup, people liquify left and right throughout the short 87-minute runtime. That’s right, only gooey globs of clothes and hairpieces remain. Join the Grue-Crew along with special guest-host Chris Peters (aka, José) as they revisit and review this unusual yet highly entertaining entry from the film company that gave the world Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda, Godzilla, Mothra, and so much more.

At the time of this writing, The H-Man is available for streaming from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, and Tubi.

You may be interested in these other Decades of Horror episodes focused on Ishirô Honda-directed films:

• GODZILLA (1954, GOJIRA) – Episode 58 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• HALF HUMAN (JÛ JIN YUKI OTOKO, 1955) – Episode 16 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• RODAN (1956) – Episode 101 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• MATANGO (1963, ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE) – Episode 135 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• THE WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (FURANKENSHUTAIN NO KAIJÛ: SANDA TAI GAIRA, 1966) – Episode 57 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• SPACE AMOEBA (1970, YOG: MONSTER FROM SPACE) – Episode 127 – Decades of Horror 1970s
• TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (1975) – Episode 165 – Decades of Horror 1970s

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by guest host Scott Wells is King of the Zombies (1941), a horror comedy directed by Jean Yarbrough (The Devil Bat, 1940; House of Horrors, 1946; The She-Wolf of London, 1946) and starring Dick Purcell, Joanne Woodbury, Henry Victor, and the great Mantan Moreland.

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