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Arrow Video has announced they will be releasing THE INVISIBLE MAN APPEARS (1949) and THE INVISIBLE MAN VS. THE HUMAN FLY (1957) in a single collection Blu-ray on March 15, 2021 in both the UK and North America. Preorder links, Arrow Video's discription, extras, and specs are listed below.
Pre-order in the UK via Arrow
Pre-order in the UK via Amazon
Pre-order in the UK via Zavvi
Pre-order in the US via DiabolikDVD
Pre-order in Canada via Unobstructed View
Finally released outside Japan for the very first time, these unique riffs on H.G. Wells’ classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal’s iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios, later the home of Gamera.
In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. In addition to being the earliest surviving Japanese science fiction film ever made, the film’s entertaining special effects were an early credit for the legendary Eiji Tsuburaya, five years before he first brought Godzilla to life.
Eight years later, Mitsuo Murayama’s exciting The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly tells the story of a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime… could this be linked to secret wartime experiments in shrinking humans to the size of insects? And can a scientist who’s just invented an invisibility ray be the one to stop it?
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition (1080p) transfers of both films on one Blu-ray disc
- Original lossless Japanese mono audio on both films
- Optional English subtitles for both films
- Transparent Terrors, a newly filmed interview with critic and genre scholar Kim Newman on the history of the "Invisible Man" in cinema
- Theatrical trailer for The Invisible Man Appears
- Image galleries for both films
- Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Keith Allison, Hayley Scanlon and Tom Vincent
Production Year: 1949
Region Code: B
UK Rating: 12
Running Time: 87 / 96 mins
Number of Discs: 1
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Colour: Black & White
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