The Manster (1959)

Directed by

George Breakston

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A reporter in Japan is given a drug by a scientist. The drug causes a second head to grow from his shoulder.

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What happens

The Manster (双頭の殺人鬼, Sōtō no Satsujinki; "The Two-Headed Killer") is a 1959 American science-fiction horror film. Shot in Japan, it was produced by George P. Breakston and directed by Breakston and Kenneth G. Crane from a screenplay by Walter J. Sheldon. Sheldon's script was based on Breakston's story, which he originally titled The Split. The film stars Peter Dyneley as a foreign correspondent in Japan who is given an experimental drug which causes an eye, and eventually a second head, to grow from his shoulder. Tetsu Nakamura plays the mad scientist, Dr. Suzuki, and Terri Zimmern his assistant, Tara. Jane Hylton also stars as Dyneley's wife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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