the building on fire as Tara flees. Following her to the rim of the volcano, Larry splits into two completely separate beings, one looking like his normal self, the other animalistically grotesque. The monstrous second being grabs Tara, and throws her into the volcano. As Larry's wife and the police arrive, Larry pushes his other self into the volcano. Larry, in a state of collapse but returned to normal, is taken away by the police, although it remains unclear how much moral or legal responsibility he has for his violent actions. The movie ends as Larry's wife and the police superintendent discuss the good that remains in Larry. Cast Peter Dyneley as Larry Stanford Jane Hylton as Linda Stanford Tetsu Nakamura as Dr. Robert Suzuki Terri Zimmern as Tara Jerry Ito as Police Supt. Aida Norman Van Hawley as Ian Matthews Toyoko Takechi as Emiko Suzuki Kenzo Kuroki as Genji Suzuki Alan Tarlton as Dr. H. B. Jennsen Shinpei Takagi as Temple Priest George Wyman as the Monster Production The Manster was an American production filmed in Japan, using a mostly Japanese crew and a number of Japanese actors. The Manster was shot in English. The film had several working titles, including Nightmare and The Two-Headed Monster. It was photographed by David Mason and edited by Kenneth G. Crane. Shinpei Takagi handled the special effects, George Wyman played the titular monster and Hirooki Ogawa composed the soundtrack. Release The Manster was released in Japan on July 10, 1959 in Tokyo. Lopert Pictures released The Manster in the United States on March 28, 1962 as a double feature with Eyes Without a Face. In the United Kingdom, The Manster was released as The Split. The American Film Institute also states that the film premiered in the United States in San Francisco on March 28, 1962, at a run time of 72 minutes. The film was shown on Elvira's Movie Macabre and later released on DVD. Reception In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed a 67-minute version of The Manster titled The Split. The review called the film to be "a pathetic pot-boiler", "never frightening" and an "incredibly far-fetched rehash of all the ingredients of the convention SF-horror film". The review criticized the fact that the second head of the character appears to only "bob up and down on the actor's raincoated shoulder, only visible in night scenes and never