The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

is a 1957 Japanese science fiction horror film produced and distributed by Daiei Film. It was Daiei's second film based on H. G. Wells' 1897 The Invisible Man after The Invisible Man Appears. The film is directed by Mitsuo Murayama, with special effects by Tōru Matoba and stars Ryuji Shinagawa, Yoshiro Kitahara, and Junko Kano.

Plot summary

A ruthless serial killer with a peculiar method of stalking and killing his victims comes face to face with a police officer who has been turned invisible by a scientific experiment.

Cast

• Ryuji Shinagawa as Dr. Tsukioka, the Invisible Man
• Yoshiro Kitahara as Chief Inspector Wakabayashi
• Junko Kano as Akiko Hayakawa
• Yoshihiro Hamaguchi as Detective Hayama
• Shozo Nanbu as Dr. Hayakawa
• Joji Tsurumi as Sugimoto, Dr. Hayakawa's Assistant
• Bontaro Miake as Chief of the Metropolitan Police
• Ichirō Izawa as Kōkichi Kusunoki, the Human Fly
• Chujo Shizuo as Yamada, the Human Fly
• Naoko Matsudaira as Noriko Maeda

Release

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly was released in Japan on August 25, 1957, as a double feature with ' and . The film and its precessor were never released outside of Japan until Arrow Video released the film on Blu-ray on March 15, 2021.