《Terrifying deformed human》

Japanese: 《恐怖奇形人間》 - きょうふきけいにんげん
《Terrifying deformed human》

...In particular, Nakagawa Nobuo's "Hell" (1960) is a horror fantasy drama with strong psychological elements, which is rare in Japan. Also, Ishii Teruo's "Terror of the Deformed Man" (1969), based on Edogawa Rampo's "The Tale of Panorama Island" and "The Demon of the Isolated Island," is a unique work that places a mad scientist in a Japanese climate of grudges. There are also horror films that are adaptations, such as the special effects fantasy "Daimajin" series (1966), which replaces "the Giant Golem" with a Japanese period drama (the oppression of an evil feudal lord). ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Terrifying Malformed Man" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…とりわけ,中川信夫監督の《地獄》(1960)は,日本には珍しく心理的要素の濃い怪奇幻想劇である。また,江戸川乱歩作《パノラマ島綺譚》《孤島の鬼》などに基づく石井輝男監督の《恐怖奇形人間》(1969)は,マッド・サイエンティストを日本的怨念の風土に配した異色作である。また,《巨人ゴーレム》を,日本の時代劇(悪徳領主の圧制)に置きかえた特撮ファンタジー《大魔神》シリーズ(1966)などのように翻案物の怪奇映画もある。…

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