
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
Released:
1958-12-01
Duration:
1hr 3min
Rating 3.2
1400 pounds of frozen fury that moves like man! Half-man, half-beast but all monster!
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Distributors Corporation of America (DCA)

TOHO
Toho Laboratory
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 4.788 |
Directed By
Kenneth G. Crane
Ishirō Honda
Crew
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Editor
Kenneth G. Crane
Kenneth G. Crane
Director of Photography
Lucien N. Andriot
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography
Tadashi Iimura
Tadashi Iimura
Original Story
Shigeru Kayama
Shigeru Kayama
Art Direction
Nicolai Remisoff
Nicolai Remisoff
Sound
Jack Wiler
Jack Wiler
Assistant Director
Hal Klein
Hal Klein
Property Master
Sam Heiligman
Sam Heiligman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Morrie Friedman
Morrie Friedman
Screenplay
Takeo Murata
Takeo Murata
Script Supervisor
Frances Steens
Frances Steens
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Special Effects
Masao Shirota
Masao Shirota
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Director
Kenneth G. Crane
Kenneth G. Crane
Director
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Associate Producer
Robert B. Homel
Robert B. Homel
Art Direction
Tatsuo Kita
Tatsuo Kita
Production Design
Tatsuo Kita
Tatsuo Kita
Editor
Shûichi Anbara
Shûichi Anbara
First Assistant Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Kihachi Okamoto
Lighting Technician
Soichi Yokoi
Soichi Yokoi
Original Music Composer
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Sound Effects
Ichirô Minawa
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Recordist
Yoshio Nishikawa
Yoshio Nishikawa
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Fuminori Ōhashi
Fuminori Ōhashi
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Still Photographer
Goichi Araki
Goichi Araki
Modeling
Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Fuminori Ōhashi
Fuminori Ōhashi
Modeling
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Sculptor
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Visual Effects Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
VFX Director of Photography
Sadamasa Arikawa
Sadamasa Arikawa
Visual Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Director
Masakatsu Asai
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects
Shuzaburo Araki
Shuzaburo Araki
Visual Effects Camera
Shuzaburo Araki
Shuzaburo Araki
Visual Effects Art Director
Akira Watanabe
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
Yoshio Irie
Yoshio Irie
Special Effects Assistant
Yoshio Irie
Yoshio Irie
Visual Effects Art Director
Yasuyuki Inoue
Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant
Yasuyuki Inoue
Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Sadao Iizuka
Sadao Iizuka
Special Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant
Masakatsu Asai
Masakatsu Asai
Associate Producer
Minoru Sakamoto
Minoru Sakamoto
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production Manager
Tatsuo Kuroda
Tatsuo Kuroda
TOP CAST

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

Fuminori Ōhashi
Snowman (uncredited)