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Not to be confused with Tetsu no tsume (1935).
Tetsu no tsume
Tetsu no tsume poster
Directed by Nobuo Adachi
Produced by Yoshio Hirao[1]
Written by Nobuo Adachi
Starring Joji Oka
Sumiko Odaka
Ryosuke Kagawa
Music by Yoshinobu Shiraki
Distributed by Daiei
Released February 24, 1951
Running time 82 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Tetsu no tsume (鉄の爪,   Tetsu no tsume?, lit. Claws of Iron) is a 1951 Japanese horror film (J-Horror) directed by Nobuo Adachi (as Shinsei Adachi) for Daiei Films. It was shot in Black and White, Academy ratio full-screen, and was never dubbed in English. The film was never shown in the United States, and was only available on laserdisc in Japan.

Plot[]

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.

Cast[]

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

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