New on Blu-ray: THE INVISIBLE MAN APPEARS (1949) and THE INVISIBLE MAN VS. THE HUMAN FLY (1957) - Double Feature Special Edition

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Product Description: Finally released outside Japan for the very first time, these unique riffs on H.G. Wells classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal s iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios, later the home of Gamera.

In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. In addition to being the earliest surviving Japanese science fiction film ever made, the film s entertaining special effects were an early credit for the legendary Eiji Tsuburaya, five years before he first brought Godzilla to life.

Eight years later, Mitsuo Murayama s exciting The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly tells the story of a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime could this be linked to secret wartime experiments in shrinking humans to the size of insects? And can a scientist who s just invented an invisibility ray be the one to stop it?

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Director: Mitsuo Murayama

Starring: Ryûji Shinagawa, Yoshirô Kitahara, Junko Kanô

Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi, Horror

Runtime: 183 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Arrow

Home Video Release Date: March 16, 2021

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

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Transparent Terrors, a newly filmed interview with critic and genre scholar Kim Newman on the history of the "Invisible Man" in cinema
Theatrical trailer for The Invisible Man Appears
Image galleries for both films
Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork by Graham Humphreys
First pressing only: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Keith Allison, Hayley Scanlon and Tom Vincent