The Human Vapor

	The Human Vapor is a 1960 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is the story of a librarian (Yoshio Tsuchiya), his love for a dancer and his ability to change into a gaseous form. Plot While investigating a mysterious bank robber, Detective Okamoto encounters dancer Fujichiyo Kasuga and her servant, Jiya. Okamoto's girlfriend, newspaper reporter Kyoko Kono, insists on helping him despite him not taking her seriously. Shortly thereafter, another bank is robbed, with the culprit mysteriously evading all security measures, surviving gunfire from a police officer, and killing the officer and an employee before vanishing. Kyoko informs Okamoto that Fujichiyo is from a wealthy and respected family, but has not performed in some time. He also learns from his superior Tabata that the bank victims died from asphyxiation. Okamoto and Kyoko discover that Fujichiyo is planning to perform again, but is reticent about the details. They fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 44 feature films in a career spanning 59 years. The most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki, his films have had a significant influence on the film industry. Honda entered the Japanese film industry in 1934, working as the third assistant director on Sotoji Kimura's ''The Elderly Commoner's Life Study''. After 15 years of working on numerous films as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the short documentary film ''Ise-Shima'' (1949). Honda's first feature film, ''Aoi Shinju, The Blue Pearl'' (1952), was a critical success in Japan at the time and would lead him to direct three subsequent drama films. In 1954, Honda directed and co-wrote ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'', which became a box office success in Japan, and was nominated for two Japanese Movie Association awards. Because of the film's commercial success in Japan, it spawned a Godzilla (franchise), multimedia franchise, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tatsuo Matsumura (actor) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1959 to 2004 and performed in several editions of the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. He graduated from Hosei University. He made his debut in movies with the film Otome no inori directed by Shin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujirō Ozu including ''Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (1941), '' Tea Over Rice'' (1952), ''Equinox Flower'' (1958) and '' Late Autumn'' (196 ... in 1959. Filmography Films Television Honours * Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1990) References External links * 1914 births 2005 deaths Japanese male film actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hideo Shibuya Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hideo Den (田英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter * Hideo Fujimoto (藤本英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player * Hideo Fukui (福井英郎, born 1977), Japanese athlete who competes in triathlon * Hideo Fukuyama (福山英朗, born 1955), Japanese NASCAR driver * Hideo Gosha (五社英雄, 1929–1992), Japanese film director * Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄, 1913–2007), Japanese artist , Japanese marathon runner Hideo Hashimoto (橋本英郎, born 1979), Japanese footballer * Hideo Higashikokubaru (東国原英夫, born 1957), Japanese comedian, best known for his role in ''Takeshi's Castle'' and the current governor of Miyazaki Prefecture * Hideo Hiraoka (平岡秀夫, born 1954), Japanese politician , Japanese sprinter and baseball player Hideo Ishikawa (石川英郎, born 1969), Japanese voice actor * Hideo Itokawa (糸川英夫, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wataru Omae Wataru is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Wataru can be written using several kanji characters. Here are some examples: 渉, "ford" 渡, "ferry over" 亘, "extend across" 航, "navigate" 和, "harmony" 亙, "extend across" 弥, "more and more" The name can also be written in hiragana わたる or katakana ワタル. Notable people with the name , Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor * Wataru Asō (麻生渡, born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan , Japanese footballer Wataru Fukuda (福田亘, born 1964), Japanese actor , Japanese footballer Wataru Hatano (羽多野渉, born 1982), Japanese voice actor * Wataru Hokoyama (鋒山亘, born 1974), music composer , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese footballer * Wataru Ishijima (石島渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist * Wataru Ito (伊藤渉, born 1969), Japanese politician * Wataru Kamimura (上村亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shoichi Hirose , occasionally miscredited as Masakazu Hirose and nicknamed for his survival in the naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons, was a Japanese actor. Hirose portrayed Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and King Kong in ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', along with several "tough guy" roles. Career In 1950, he started working at the Toho, where he played minor roles in films. Due to the popularity of the kaijū-eiga genre, he was interested in playing the monster in one of these films. This opportunity arose in 1962, when Eiji Tsuburaya offered him the role of King Kong in the emerging ''King Kong vs. Godzilla''. Tsuburaya ordered Hirose to go to the zoo and study gorilla behavior in order to better play the role of a monster. In later years, Hirose confessed that he never went to the zoo and then lied to Tsuburaya, saying that he had gained a lot of experience during the alleged visit. Despite his enthusiasm for working with the special effects team, he had difficulty playing King Kong, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yukihiko Gondo Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy" 幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)" 行彦, "to go, elegant boy" 行比古, "to go, young man (archaic)" 之彦, "of, elegant boy" 志彦, "determination, elegant boy" 雪彦, "snow, elegant boy" 恭彦, "respectful, elegant boy" 由起彦, "reason, to rise, elegant boy" 由紀彦, "reason, chronicle, elegant boy" 有紀彦, "to have, chronicle, elegant boy" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきひこ or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ... ユキヒコ. Notable people with the name , Japanese politician , Japanese composer and musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yutaka Oka Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 豊, "bountiful" 裕, "affluence" 穣, "fertile" 温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name Yutaka Abe (阿部豊), former Japanese film director and actor , Japanese gymnast Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player Yutaka Aoyama (青山穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor Yutaka Banno (伴野豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan Yutaka Demachi (出町豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player , Japanese ice hockey player Yutaka Enatsu (江夏豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher * Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather , Japanese basketball player Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤豊, born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akio Kusama Akio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese manga artist , Japanese politician , Japanese mathematician Akio Ishii (石井昭男, born 1955), Japanese baseball player , Japanese shogi player , Japanese television and film director , Japanese rower , Japanese judoka , Japanese optometrist Akio Kanemoto (born 1945), Japanese golfer , Japanese businessman and murder victim , Japanese historian , Japanese politician , Japanese cyclist , Japanese naval aviator , Japanese businessman Akio Minakami (born 1948), Japanese karateka , Japanese baseball player , Japanese physiologist and writer , Japanese businessman , Japanese writer , Japanese table tennis player , Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese baseball player , Japanese jazz guitarist , Japanese figure skater Akio Sato (other), multiple people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Yasuhisa is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuhisa can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 康久, "healthy, long time" 康尚, "healthy, still" 康寿, "healthy, long life" 靖久, "peaceful, long time" 靖尚, "peaceful, still" 靖寿, "peaceful, long life" 安久, "tranquil, long time" 安尚, "tranquil, still" 安寿, "tranquil, long life" 保久, "preserve, long time" 保尚, "preserve, still" 保寿, "preserve, long life" 泰久, "peaceful, long time" 泰尚, "peaceful, still" 泰寿, "peaceful, long life" 易久, "divination, long time" 易寿, "divination, long life" 恭久, "respectful, long life" The name can also be written in hiragana やすひさ or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	The Human Vapor is a 1960 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is the story of a librarian (Yoshio Tsuchiya), his love for a dancer and his ability to change into a gaseous form. Plot While investigating a mysterious bank robber, Detective Okamoto encounters dancer Fujichiyo Kasuga and her servant, Jiya. Okamoto's girlfriend, newspaper reporter Kyoko Kono, insists on helping him despite him not taking her seriously. Shortly thereafter, another bank is robbed, with the culprit mysteriously evading all security measures, surviving gunfire from a police officer, and killing the officer and an employee before vanishing. Kyoko informs Okamoto that Fujichiyo is from a wealthy and respected family, but has not performed in some time. He also learns from his superior Tabata that the bank victims died from asphyxiation. Okamoto and Kyoko discover that Fujichiyo is planning to perform again, but is reticent about the details. They fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 44 feature films in a career spanning 59 years. The most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki, his films have had a significant influence on the film industry. Honda entered the Japanese film industry in 1934, working as the third assistant director on Sotoji Kimura's ''The Elderly Commoner's Life Study''. After 15 years of working on numerous films as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the short documentary film ''Ise-Shima'' (1949). Honda's first feature film, ''Aoi Shinju, The Blue Pearl'' (1952), was a critical success in Japan at the time and would lead him to direct three subsequent drama films. In 1954, Honda directed and co-wrote ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'', which became a box office success in Japan, and was nominated for two Japanese Movie Association awards. Because of the film's commercial success in Japan, it spawned a Godzilla (franchise), multimedia franchise, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tatsuo Matsumura (actor) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1959 to 2004 and performed in several editions of the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. He graduated from Hosei University. He made his debut in movies with the film Otome no inori directed by Shin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujirō Ozu including ''Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (1941), '' Tea Over Rice'' (1952), ''Equinox Flower'' (1958) and '' Late Autumn'' (196 ... in 1959. Filmography Films Television Honours * Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1990) References External links * 1914 births 2005 deaths Japanese male film actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hideo Shibuya Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hideo Den (田英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter * Hideo Fujimoto (藤本英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player * Hideo Fukui (福井英郎, born 1977), Japanese athlete who competes in triathlon * Hideo Fukuyama (福山英朗, born 1955), Japanese NASCAR driver * Hideo Gosha (五社英雄, 1929–1992), Japanese film director * Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄, 1913–2007), Japanese artist , Japanese marathon runner Hideo Hashimoto (橋本英郎, born 1979), Japanese footballer * Hideo Higashikokubaru (東国原英夫, born 1957), Japanese comedian, best known for his role in ''Takeshi's Castle'' and the current governor of Miyazaki Prefecture * Hideo Hiraoka (平岡秀夫, born 1954), Japanese politician , Japanese sprinter and baseball player Hideo Ishikawa (石川英郎, born 1969), Japanese voice actor * Hideo Itokawa (糸川英夫, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wataru Omae Wataru is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Wataru can be written using several kanji characters. Here are some examples: 渉, "ford" 渡, "ferry over" 亘, "extend across" 航, "navigate" 和, "harmony" 亙, "extend across" 弥, "more and more" The name can also be written in hiragana わたる or katakana ワタル. Notable people with the name , Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor * Wataru Asō (麻生渡, born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan , Japanese footballer Wataru Fukuda (福田亘, born 1964), Japanese actor , Japanese footballer Wataru Hatano (羽多野渉, born 1982), Japanese voice actor * Wataru Hokoyama (鋒山亘, born 1974), music composer , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese footballer * Wataru Ishijima (石島渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist * Wataru Ito (伊藤渉, born 1969), Japanese politician * Wataru Kamimura (上村亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shoichi Hirose , occasionally miscredited as Masakazu Hirose and nicknamed for his survival in the naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons, was a Japanese actor. Hirose portrayed Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and King Kong in ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', along with several "tough guy" roles. Career In 1950, he started working at the Toho, where he played minor roles in films. Due to the popularity of the kaijū-eiga genre, he was interested in playing the monster in one of these films. This opportunity arose in 1962, when Eiji Tsuburaya offered him the role of King Kong in the emerging ''King Kong vs. Godzilla''. Tsuburaya ordered Hirose to go to the zoo and study gorilla behavior in order to better play the role of a monster. In later years, Hirose confessed that he never went to the zoo and then lied to Tsuburaya, saying that he had gained a lot of experience during the alleged visit. Despite his enthusiasm for working with the special effects team, he had difficulty playing King Kong, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yukihiko Gondo Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy" 幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)" 行彦, "to go, elegant boy" 行比古, "to go, young man (archaic)" 之彦, "of, elegant boy" 志彦, "determination, elegant boy" 雪彦, "snow, elegant boy" 恭彦, "respectful, elegant boy" 由起彦, "reason, to rise, elegant boy" 由紀彦, "reason, chronicle, elegant boy" 有紀彦, "to have, chronicle, elegant boy" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきひこ or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ... ユキヒコ. Notable people with the name , Japanese politician , Japanese composer and musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yutaka Oka Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 豊, "bountiful" 裕, "affluence" 穣, "fertile" 温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name Yutaka Abe (阿部豊), former Japanese film director and actor , Japanese gymnast Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player Yutaka Aoyama (青山穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor Yutaka Banno (伴野豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan Yutaka Demachi (出町豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player , Japanese ice hockey player Yutaka Enatsu (江夏豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher * Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather , Japanese basketball player Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤豊, born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akio Kusama Akio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese manga artist , Japanese politician , Japanese mathematician Akio Ishii (石井昭男, born 1955), Japanese baseball player , Japanese shogi player , Japanese television and film director , Japanese rower , Japanese judoka , Japanese optometrist Akio Kanemoto (born 1945), Japanese golfer , Japanese businessman and murder victim , Japanese historian , Japanese politician , Japanese cyclist , Japanese naval aviator , Japanese businessman Akio Minakami (born 1948), Japanese karateka , Japanese baseball player , Japanese physiologist and writer , Japanese businessman , Japanese writer , Japanese table tennis player , Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese baseball player , Japanese jazz guitarist , Japanese figure skater Akio Sato (other), multiple people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Yasuhisa is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuhisa can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 康久, "healthy, long time" 康尚, "healthy, still" 康寿, "healthy, long life" 靖久, "peaceful, long time" 靖尚, "peaceful, still" 靖寿, "peaceful, long life" 安久, "tranquil, long time" 安尚, "tranquil, still" 安寿, "tranquil, long life" 保久, "preserve, long time" 保尚, "preserve, still" 保寿, "preserve, long life" 泰久, "peaceful, long time" 泰尚, "peaceful, still" 泰寿, "peaceful, long life" 易久, "divination, long time" 易寿, "divination, long life" 恭久, "respectful, long life" The name can also be written in hiragana やすひさ or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]