Tetsu no tsume

Tetsu no tsume (鉄の爪, Tetsu no tsume) (also known as Claws of Steel or Claws of Iron) is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese horror film (J-Horror) directed by Nobuo Adachi for Daiei Films. It was shot in Black and White, Academy ratio full-screen, and was never dubbed in English.^[3] The film was never shown in the United States, and was only available on laserdisc in Japan.^{[citation needed]}

Tetsu no tsume 鉄の爪 (Claws of Steel)
Japanese movie poster
Directed by	Nobuo Adachi
Written by	Nobuo Adachi
Produced by	Daiei Motion Picture Company
Starring	Joji Oka Sumiko Odaka Ryosuke Kagawa[1]
Music by	Yoshinobu Shiraki
Distributed by	Daiei Motion Picture Company
Release date	February 24, 1951 (1951-02-24)[2]
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Synopsis

A meek church worker who was once bitten by an ape on a jungle island in World War II begins to transform into a beast-man whenever he drinks alcohol. He develops a split personality like Jekyll & Hyde, one half adoring a virginal church organist, the other lusting after an immoral showgirl. A friend puts him into his nightclub act, showcasing his weird ability to transform from man to beast so effectively. At the climax, the man reverts entirely to bestial and wrecks a nightclub, taking a pretty showgirl hostage.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Joji Oka
• Sumiko Odaka
• Ryosuke Kagawa
• Shiro Kanemitsu
• Toshiaki Konoe
• Kanji Koshiba
• Shozo Nanbu
• Tatsuo Saitō
• Chieko Seki
• Kazue Tamaki