Starring Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Satoshi Nakamura, Teri Zimmern, Norman Van Hawley
Directed by George Breakston & Kenneth G. Crane
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A foreign correspondent on assignment in Japan is secretly injected with an enzyme by a scientist trying to create a new form of life, and begins to transform into a monster.
This American/Japanese co-production is certainly unique and has a lot going for it, from the charming Dyneley in the lead, and a good supporting cast, to some frightening creature makeups, and a memorable score by Hirooki Ozawa. Some may have some trouble taking Dyneley's ultimate transformation seriously, but I enjoyed the fact that the movie went out all and committed to putting a unique creature on the screen (although similar monsters would later pop up in 1970s fare). The movie's probably most famous for its one horrifying shot in which we see something has developed on Dyneley's neck, but while the rest of the picture might not live up to that, the whole movie is really a lot of fun, and can't help but wish Breakston, Crane and company had made more productions like this.
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