Movie List
Monster Bios
Aliens & SDF
Staff of Toho
Actors
DVDs
Soundtracks
Video Games
Books
Comic Books
Toys
Animation
Television
Box Office
Pictures
Concept Art
Cutting Room
News
Release Dates

Articles
Reviews
Media

Forums
Search
Site Staff
Credits
Updates

Article: 7
Date: 5/18/08
Year: 1960

The Human Vapour (1960)

 Company: Prism Entertainment Corporation (1986)
 Country: United States
 Category: Slip Cover
The front features a grainy screenshot from the film, showing the title character pre-vapor strapped to a table. The shot is disorienting because Mizuno is really strapped down horizontally, but in the cover shot the picture is reoriented as if he is hanging from the wall. The synopsis text included on the back identifies the eponymous monster as the "Astro-man," a being who is "capable of existing forever in outer space"--thus implying that the Human Vapour is an alien, which is not the case. Where the copy writer got the name "Astro-man" is also a mystery; maybe he simply couldn't remember the title character's name and decided to use whatever came to mind.
This website is for noncommercial use only and is not affiliated with, or authorized or endorsed by Toho Co. Ltd. Toho is the owner of all copyrights and trademarks in its respective films and characters, and all of its rights are expressly reserved. © 1943-2009 Toho Co. Ltd. and its related entities. All rights reserved. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution of these materials is expressly prohibited.