The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIshirō Honda
Screenplay byTakeshi Kimura
Based onThe Gas Man
by John Meredyth Lucas
(uncredited)
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
Starring
CinematographyHajime Koizumi
Music byKunio Miyauchi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 11 December 1960 (1960-12-11) (Japan)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Human Vapor (ガス人間第1号, Gasu Ningen Daiichigō; lit.'The First Gas Man') is a 1960 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the third and final film in the Transforming Human Series. In the film, a scientific experiment goes awry and turns its subject into an unstoppable gaseous mutant who takes advantage of his abilities and commits ruthless crimes.