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]

Tetsu no tsume
鉄の爪 (Claws of Steel)
Japanese movie poster
Directed byNobuo Adachi
Written byNobuo Adachi
Produced byDaiei Motion Picture Company
StarringJoji Oka
Sumiko Odaka
Ryosuke Kagawa[1]
Music byYoshinobu Shiraki
Distributed byDaiei Motion Picture Company
Release date
  • February 24, 1951 (1951-02-24)[2]
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Synopsis

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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

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  • Joji Oka
  • Sumiko Odaka
  • Ryosuke Kagawa
  • Shiro Kanemitsu
  • Toshiaki Konoe
  • Kanji Koshiba
  • Shozo Nanbu
  • Tatsuo Saitō
  • Chieko Seki
  • Kazue Tamaki

References

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  1. ^ Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.
  2. ^ (in Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1951/ca000310.htm accessed 25 May 2009
  3. ^ Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.
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