The Human Vapor

Cashing in on the influx of western sci-fi movies Toho created The Human Vapour and it's a thoroughly mixed bag.

It tells the story of a man who can turn into vapour and proceeds to use his ability to rob banks.

As you can imagine it all looks very tacky as everything did back then, complete with the same sound effects you'll have heard a thousand times from movies like this.

The core story is fairly unique and the film does have quite the heart. Sadly from an entertainment standpoint it's rather underwhelming and that's a shame.

Think of this as a sci-fi verison of the H-Man (1958) in many regards, but inferior and more than little goofy.

It manages to meet the quality of the films it mimmicks, but alas that really isn't saying much.

The Good:

Plot isn't terrible

Quite a good finale

The Bad:

Taglines are ridiculous

Why keep calling him gasman when he's not gas?

Lifeless in places

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Abbreviated to Vape Man, I'm shocked this hasn't been remade