Tetsu no tsume
| Tetsu no tsume 鉄の爪 (Claws of Steel) | |
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 Japanese movie poster | |
| Directed by | Nobuo Adachi |
| Written by | Nobuo Adachi |
| Produced by | Daiei Motion Picture Company |
| Starring | Joji Oka Sumiko Odaka Ryosuke Kagawa[1] |
| Music by | Yoshinobu Shiraki |
| Distributed by | Daiei Motion Picture Company |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tetsu no tsume (鉄の爪, Tetsu no tsume) (also known as Claws of Steel or Claws of Iron) is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese horror film (J-Horror) directed by Nobuo Adachi for Daiei Films. It was shot in Black and White, Academy ratio full-screen, and was never dubbed in English.[3] The film was never shown in the United States, and was only available on laserdisc in Japan.
Synopsis
A meek church worker who was once bitten by an ape on a jungle island in World War II begins to transform into a beast-man whenever he drinks alcohol. He develops a split personality like Jekyll & Hyde, one half adoring a virginal church organist, the other lusting after an immoral showgirl. A friend puts him into his nightclub act, showcasing his weird ability to transform from man to beast so effectively. At the climax, the man reverts entirely to bestial and wrecks a nightclub, taking a pretty showgirl hostage.
Cast
- Joji Oka
- Sumiko Odaka
- Ryosuke Kagawa
- Shiro Kanemitsu
- Toshiaki Konoe
- Kanji Koshiba
- Shozo Nanbu
- Tatsuo Saitō
- Chieko Seki
- Kazue Tamaki
References
- ^ Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.
- ^ (in Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1951/ca000310.htm accessed 25 May 2009
- ^ Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.
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