Tômei ningen arawaru (1949)

Tômei ningen arawaru: Directed by Shinsei Adachi, Shigehiro Fukushima. With Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirô Natsukawa, Mitsusaburô Ramon. Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the “Tears of Amour”..

“The professor has invented a formula that turns things invisible. Heu0026#39;s interested in the science of it, but a crook hears of it and sees a chance to steal expensive jewelry, so he gets himself dosed. The trouble is thereu0026#39;s no antidote, and he becomes increasingly unhinged.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a Japanese version of the 1933 THE INVISIBLE MAN. Effects specialist Eiji Tsuburaya replicates some of the shots from the older movie, including the part where the villain is unwinding the bandages from around his invisible head. While the suspense is well done, thereu0026#39;s no clear advance in what the film makers are using i for, and the movie lacks the funny lunac of James Whaleu0026#39;s direction.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTsuburaya would continue to specialize in special effects. He is best remembered for his work on various version of GODZILLA. He would die in 1970, age 68.”