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Invisible Demon (1960)

Invisible Demon poster
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

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.

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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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