Invisible Demon (1960)

Original title

透明天狗

Directed by

Mitsuo Hirotsu

Genre

science fiction, horror

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1960 this Japanese film uses visible invisibility effects to tell a period horror story. It combines traditional samurai era settings with a monster that is unseen. The movie showcases techniques from earlier invisibility films mixed with added scary elements.

black-and-whitemonochromehistoricalsupernaturalcreepysuspensefulinnovative

What happens

『透明天狗』（とうめいてんぐ）は、1960年（昭和35年）3月1日に公開された日本映画。製作・配給は大映、実制作は大映京都撮影所。監督は弘津三男。上映時間は73分。モノクロ、大映スコープ。 『透明人間現わる』（1949年）、『透明人間と蠅男』（1957年）などの透明人間映画を制作した大映が、同題材を初めて時代劇として制作した。透明描写の演出には過去の作品のノウハウが活かされているほか、本作品ではさらにホラー演出の要素も盛り込んでいる。 同時上映は『銭形平次捕物控 美人蜘蛛』。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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