Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
獣人雪男
“1400 pounds of frozen fury that moves like man! Half-man, half-beast but all monster!”
Synopsis
An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in the Japanese alps, where it is worshipped by a remote tribe as a god, and how it was discovered by modern man after it raided a skiers shelter following an avalanche, killing all inside. This is an adaptation of the Japanese film "Jūjin Yuki Otoko" (1955) with added American-made footage, narration, and music.
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Half Human - U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-04-26
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John Carradine
Dr. John Rayburn
Momoko Kôchi
The Girl
Akira Takarada
The Boy (Her Brother)
Akemi Negishi
The Mountain Girl
Russell Thorson
Prof. Philip Osborne
Robert Karnes
Prof. Alan Templeton
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Carl Jordan
Sachio Sakai
Third Skier
Nobuo Nakamura
Prof. Tanaka
Kokuten Kōdō
Mountain Tribe Leader
Yoshio Kosugi
Circus Owner
Shōichi Hirose
Haruo Nakajima
Akira Tani
Fuminori Ōhashi
Snowman (uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
May 17, 1957
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ishirō Honda, Kenneth G. Crane
- Screenplay & Story
- Takeo Murata
- Original Score
- Masaru Satō
- Original Title
- 獣人雪男
- Country of Origin
- United States of America, Japan
- Spoken Languages
- English, Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Production Studios
- Distributors Corporation of America (DCA), TOHO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ishirō Honda, Kenneth G. Crane
Takeo Murata, Shigeru Kayama
Masaru Satō
Lucien N. Andriot, Tadashi Iimura
Kenneth G. Crane, Shûichi Anbara
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Department Leadership Roster
Kenneth G. Crane
Editor
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography
Tadashi Iimura
Director of Photography
Takeo Murata
Screenplay
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design
Ishirō Honda
Director
Kenneth G. Crane
Director
Tatsuo Kita
Production Design
Fuminori Ōhashi
Costume Design
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Shûichi Anbara
Editor
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
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What is Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman about?
An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in the Japanese alps, where it is worshipped by a remote tribe as a god, and how it was discovered by modern man after it raided a skiers shelter following an avalanche, killing all inside. This is an adaptation of the Japanese film "Jūjin Yuki Otoko" (1955) with added American-made footage, narration, and music.
Who directed Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman?
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman was directed by Ishirō Honda, Kenneth G. Crane.
Who stars in Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman?
The principal cast of Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman includes John Carradine, Momoko Kôchi, Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi, Russell Thorson.
When was Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman released and how long is it?
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman was released in 1957 with a total runtime of 1h 3m.
Who composed the musical score for Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman was composed by Masaru Satō.