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Release Date:
28 March 1962 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Half-Man, Half-Monster!
Plot:
An American reporter in Japan is sent to interview an eccentric Japanese scientist working on bizarre experiments in his mountain laboratory... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Peter Dyneley ... Larry Stanford
Jane Hylton ... Linda Stanford
Tetsu Nakamura ... Dr. Robert Suzuki (as Satoshi Nakamura)
Terri Zimmern ... Tara
Norman Van Hawley ... Ian Matthews (as Van Hawley)
Jerry Ito ... Police Supt. Aida
Toyoko Takechi ... Emiko Suzuki
Kenzo Kuroki
Alan Tarlton ... Dr. H.B. Jennsen
Shinpei Takagi
George Wyman
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Fujie Satsuki ... Old woman in hotel (uncredited)
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Directed by
George P. Breakston 
Kenneth G. Crane 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
George P. Breakston  story
William J. Sheldon  writer (as Walt Sheldon)

Produced by
Ryuichi Aimono .... associate producer
George P. Breakston .... producer
Robert V. Perkins .... associate producer
William Shelton .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Hirooki Ogawa 
 
Cinematography by
David Mason 
 
Film Editing by
Kenneth G. Crane 
 
Art Direction by
Noboru Miyakuni 
 
Makeup Department
Fumiko Yamamoto .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Richard Herbine .... unit manager
Yuji Honda .... production manager
C.D. Sykes .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Takahashi .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Chisato Ota .... recording supervisor
 
Special Effects by
Shinpei Takagi .... special effects
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kazuo Suzuki .... wardrober
 
Other crew
Lynn Cariddi .... continuity
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nightmare
Sôtô no satsujinki (Japan) (theatrical title)
The Split (Japan: English title) (theatrical title)
The Two-Headed Monster
Doktor Satan (Greece) [el]
Kaksipäinen paholainen (Finland) (informal title) [fi]
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Runtime:
72 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Sam Raimi's "ARMY OF DARKNESS" pays homage to this film. When Ash has swallowed one of his little dopplegangers, he then grows an eye on his right shoulder, which results in him splitting into two beings; Good Ash and Evil Ash. In The Manster, the reporter is injected with a serum and later develops an eye, which grows into a head, resulting in him splitting into a good being and an evil one. more
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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
More than a monster movie, 20 June 2002
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Author: John Seal from Oakland CA

Everyone has already commented on their (mostly happy) childhood memories of The Manster, but the film actually has aspirations beyond those of the typical monster fest. The film is surprisingly bold about sexuality, hinting frankly at both rape and adultery. The Manster could be posited as a film that anticipated the free love of the late 60s, the 'split' as psycho-sexual as it is physical. Larry is, after all, a happily married average joe until his libido is aroused by a serum introduced via Mickey Finn by a 'mad' doctor. It's a bit like George Harrison being introduced to LSD by his dentist. As his desire for rough and raw sex increases, his body begins to mutate, leading to the infamous shoulder eye and second head. A cautionary tale, well told and ultimately very conservative, but thoroughly enjoyable on more than one level.

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