The Manster (1959) on Netflix
American correspondent Larry Stanford is due to go home to his wife Linda. His last assignment in Tokyo is an interview with Dr. Robert Suzuki, a reclusive scientist in a mountain laboratory.
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Plot summary
Larry Stanford, an American foreign correspondent in Tokyo, tells his friend and boss Ian that he is ready to go home to his wife Linda. One assignment remains: an interview with Dr. Robert Suzuki, a reclusive scientist whose laboratory sits atop a volcanic mountain. Suzuki believes human evolution might be altered by chemical means, and his earlier attempts ended badly; his last subject became a killing beast that had to be destroyed. He has a new formula and needs someone to test it on. The questions he asks Larry about his age and health persuade him that the correspondent will do. Tara, the doctor's assistant, objects to using Larry without his consent, but Suzuki argues that what science might learn matters more. Suzuki drugs Larry's drink and injects him, and a slow change begins.
Cast
- Norman Van Hawleyas Ian Matthews(Van Hawley)
- Toyoko Takechias Emiko Suzuki
- Alan Tarltonas Dr. H.B. Jennsen
- Fujie Satsukias Cleaning Woman(uncredited)
- Kenzo Kurokias Genji Suzuki
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Manster (1959)
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- The Manster inspired a sequence in Sam Raimi's 1992 film Army of Darkness, in which a monster grows out of the shoulder of Bruce Campbell's character, Ash Williams.
- Filming took place in English, so Canadian-born Tetsu Nakamura and American-born Jerry Ito were cast in key roles because of their bilingualism.
- Terri Zimmern was cast while the filmmakers were in Hong Kong, and The Manster turned out to be the only film she ever appeared in.
