The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
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Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime.
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Part of The Invisible Man (Daiei) Collection
2 films
Cast
18 people
Yoshirō Kitahara
Chief Inspector Wakabayashi
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Junko Kano
Akiko Hayakawa
Also in
Black Test Car
Odd Obsession
Ryūji Shinagawa
Dr. Tsukioka / The Invisible Man
Also in
The Blue Sky Maiden
The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
Ikuko Mōri
Mieko
Known for
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Jōji Tsurumi
Sugimoto
Also in
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The Blind Menace
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Detective Hayama
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Shōzō Nanbu
Dr. Hayakawa
Known for
Ugetsu
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Bontarō Miake
Chief of the Metropolitan Police
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Street of Shame
Ichirō Izawa
Kôkichi Kusunoki / The Human Fly II
Known for
Three Outlaw Samurai
Shizuo Chūjō
Yamada / The Human Fly I
Also in
Dangerous Detective
Akai Shougeki
Koh Sugita
Hajima
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Tatsuo Hanabu
Director Tada
Known for
Floating Weeds
Mitsuo Murayama Director · Hajime Takaiwa Screenplay Toshikazu Yamano Story
United States release June 20, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
透明人間と蝿男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 25, 1957
Theatrical
United States · June 20, 1959
Limited theatrical · Daiei International Films Hawaiian English subtitled release titled "Tomeiningen To Haiotoko".
United States · January 1, 2013
Physical · Sinister Cinema unlicensed DVD. Exact date unknown.
United States
March 16, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video Blu-ray. Packaged with "The Invisible Man Appears" (1949) (same disc).
April 29, 2024 · Physical · Sinister Cinema unlicensed DVD, upgraded.
Canada
March 16, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video Blu-ray. Packaged with "The Invisible Man Appears" (1949) (same disc).
Japan
January 1, 2005 · Physical · Kadokawa DVD. Exact date unknown.
January 1, 2014 · Physical · Kadokawa DVD. Exact date unknown.
United Kingdom
March 15, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video Blu-ray. Packaged with "The Invisible Man Appears" (1949) (same disc).
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