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While investigating a series of Tokyo bank robberies, Detective Okamoto is brought face to face with the enigmatic Mizuno, a librarian and former air force test pilot granted supernatural powers by a scientific experiment gone awry. Reborn as the unstoppable “gas man”, Mizuno uses his abilities in murderous fashion to help support his paramour, Fujichiyo, a wealthy heiress fallen on hard times. As events escalate, and with Mizuno toying with the media, the question on everyone’s mind remains: will justice prevail, or will the nefarious gas man continue to choke the city?

A sci-fi tokusatsu thriller from the master of kaiju cinema, Ishirō Honda’s The Human Vapor is a fun and unexpectedly moving film that interrogates the spectre of nuclearisation and the lives of those left behind in the country’s post-war modernisation. While not as well-known as his earlier film Godzilla 1954, Honda’s bold cinematic vision nevertheless simmers on screen – complemented by the practical effects of Ishirō’s long-time creative collaborator, special effects artist Eiji Tsuburaya, the “Father of Tokusatsu”.

The Human Vapor will screen from an imported 35mm print, with live English subtitles.

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