Claws of Iron

Feb 24, 1951

1h 22m

★ 7.0

A devil person? A monster? A shiver of the foggy night! The appearance of the ferocious gorilla human being!

Overview

During the war a man is bitten by a creature which looks like a cross between a bear and an ape in the jungle. Later he starts to transform to a monster like creature who kills with his claw like fingers.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Daiei Film

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Cast

Kyôsuke Tashiro

Joji Oka

Emiko Haraguchi, Kyosuke's lover

Sumiko Hidaka

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Chieko Seki

Tatsuo Saitō

Kanji Koshiba

Teruko Ōmi

Kenkichi Kato

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rieko Himeji

Toshiaki Konoe

Maria Sono

Yoko Tsukiji

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