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RUNTIME
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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Invisible Man
"Who is the real clown?"
1954 1h 10m JA
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SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 9
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Synopsis
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When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.
“Who is the real clown?”
Cast
Seizaburō Kawazu
Takamitsu Nanjô / Invisible Man Nanjô
Miki Sanjō
Michiyo, the singer
Minoru Takada
Yajima, gang boss
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Komatsu, reporter
Sonosuke Sawamura
Nomura, Dietman
Keiko Kondo
Mariko, the little girl
Kamatari Fujiwara
Mariko's grandfather
Shōichi Hirose
Policeman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Motoyoshi Oda
- Writers
- Shigeaki Hidaka, Kei Beppu
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Motoyoshi Oda, shot by Eiji Tsuburaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kyōsuke Kami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Shûichi Anbara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Seizaburō Kawazu and Miki Sanjō and Minoru Takada carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Who is the real clown?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0047594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Motoyoshi Oda directs. Eiji Tsuburaya behind the camera. Kyōsuke Kami scores. Shûichi Anbara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 272 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Motoyoshi Oda, shot by Eiji Tsuburaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Kyōsuke Kami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Shûichi Anbara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Seizaburō Kawazu and Miki Sanjō and Minoru Takada carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Who is the real clown?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0047594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eiji Tsuburaya
- Original score
- Kyōsuke Kami
- Editing
- Shûichi Anbara
- Production design
- Teruaki Abe
- Runtime
- 70 min · 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Motoyoshi Oda
Production companies
Who made it
TOHO
JP
- TO
Toho Laboratory
JP
Key crew
- Second Unit Director of PhotographyTetsuhiro Kawasaki
- ChoreographerYôji Agata
- EditorShûichi Anbara
- ProducerTakeo Kita
- Production ManagerTatsuo Kuroda
- Lighting TechnicianKuichiro Kishida
- Sound RecordistShoichi Fujinawa
- Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya
- Visual Effects DirectorEiji Tsuburaya
- Production DesignTeruaki Abe
- VFX Director of PhotographySadamasa Arikawa
- Special EffectsSadamasa Arikawa
- First Assistant DirectorTeruo Maru
- Second Assistant DirectorTetsuhiro Kawasaki
- Visual EffectsHiroshi Mukoyama
- NovelH. G. Wells
- Stunt DoubleHaruo Nakajima
- Visual EffectsTaka Yuki
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- clown
- invisible
- tokusatsu
- kaijin
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1954-12-29
- Physical2021-11-24· TOHO Visual Entertainment Transforming Human Series Blu-ray set. Packaged with The H-Man, The Secret of the Telegian, and The Human Vapor.
- Physical1997-10-01· Toho Video LaserDisc, digital audio
Also known as
International titles
- Invisible AvengerJP
- The Invisible ManJP
- Transparent ManJP
- Tômei ningenJP
- Tomei ningenJP
- The Invisible AvengerJP
- Invisible ManUS
- Transparent HumanJP
