Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)

Director
Kenneth G. Crane; Ishirô Honda

Main cast
John Carradine; Momoko Kôchi; Akira Takarada; Akemi Negishi; Russell Thorson

Genres
Sci-Fi, Horror

Description
Japanese villagers worship a monster and his son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster and wind up shooting its son. Then the trouble starts.


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