Toho’s Banned Kaiju Movie | The Abominable Snowman

Today we look at Toho’s next monster picture after the original Godzilla. Jû jin yuki otoko (Abominable Snowman) was released in August of 1955, and was received quite well. However due to the Indigenous people in film resembling closely to that of the Burakumin the film was banned. To this day Toho has never given the film any sorta release both physically and digitally. Sources for information Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Showa Completion (1954-1989) Monsters are attacking Tokyo Tokyoscope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion Toho Kingdom The Monster Island Film Vault Episode 7: ‘Half Human’ (Mini-Analysis) Music Devil May Cry 5 - Gallery Resident Evil - Guardhouse Dormitory Glover - Atlantis Realm Lobby Silent Hill 3 - I’ve Been Losing You Fair Use Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.