The H-Man
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The H-Man is a Japanese science fiction thriller film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
Theatrical release poster
Drive-in advertisement from 1959 for The H-Man and co-feature, The Woman Eater.
Ishirō Honda
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Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades. He is acknowledged as the most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki and one of the founders of modern disaster film, with his films having a significant influence on the film industry. Despite directing many drama, war, documentary, and comedy films, Honda is best remembered for directing and co-creating the kaiju genre with special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya.
Honda at the National Museum of Nature and Science during the filming of Frankenstein vs. Baragon
Honda practicing Kendo in the late 1920s
Honda stationed in China during the late 1930s
From the left: Akira Kurosawa, Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi with their mentor Kajirō Yamamoto, late 1930s