Horrors of Malformed Men
Banned for decades! The most notorious Japanese horror film ever made!
Genres
Overview
After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1969-10-31
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
57
Vote Average
5.7
Teruo Yoshida
Hirosuke Hitomi / Genzaburô Komoda
Yukie Kagawa
Shizuko
Teruko Yumi
Hideko / Hatsuyo
Mitsuko Aoi
Toki Komoda
Michiko Kobata
Chiyoko Komoda
Yumiko Katayama
Female Patient A
Kei Kiyama
Kei
Reiko Mikasa
Mad Woman
Miki Obana
Slashed Woman
Kyomi Sakura
The Nurse
Michi Tanaka
Kin
Yoshiko Katō
Masseur
Asano Kanamori
Female Patient B
Yōko Koyama
Miki
Chiyo Okada
Clerk
Mie Hanabusa
Mie
Sumie Ozawa
Masaomi Kondo
Takeshi
Misao Kawasaki
Hunchback B
Yukio Miyagi
Male Patient A
Isamu Tsuchihashi
Male Patient B
Hideo Ayuba
Mad Man
George Okabe
Jûta Kara
Tamotsu Okuno
Tensaku Murata
Yoshiaki Yamashita
Hideo Kō
Guard
Toshio Oida
Hayashida
Akikane Sawa
Hunchback A
Akira Ōizumi
Priest B
Tōru Yuri
Priest A
Kichijirō Ueda
Doctor
Tatsumi Hijikata
Jôgorô Komoda
Asao Koike
Hirukawa
Minoru Ōki
Kogorô Akechi / Manservant
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