It's almost strange to see Ishiro Honda direct a film where he actually directs actors instead of people dressed up in Godzilla suits stomping on models of Japanese cities. But here it is, The H Man.
The film is a rather strange mixture of science fiction and gangster epic. It seems the H men were created from hydrogen bomb testing and swim around in the water in the form of a bunch of green goo. While this stuff is going on, the Tokyo police are in pursuit of a gang of thieves who make their headquarters at a nightclub. The nightclub setting allows Honda to actually stage a couple of musical numbers. So what we have here is a science fiction / gangster / musical film all rolled into one.
As usual with Toho productions the color is lush and the special effects while now seeming rather primitive, are very entertaining courtesy of frequent Honda collaborator Eiji Tsuburaya a master of building intricate models and miniatures.
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