Tetsu no tsume

1951 black-and-white Japanese horror film

February 24, 1951 (1951-02-24)^[2]

Running time

82 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Tetsu no tsume (鉄の爪, Tetsu no tsume) (Claws of Steel) 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.