Netflix and Toho are teaming up for a remake of the sci-fi classic The Human Vapor, and have enlisted Train to Busan's Yeon Sang-ho to help produce the film.
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The original 1960 film, directed by Godzilla's Ishirō Honda, is considered a groundbreaking sci-fi classic of its time. The reboot will re-imagine The Human Vapor as a live-action series set in modern-day Japan.
The important thing to note is that this is the first full collaboration between Netflix and Toho Studios. This comes shortly after Netflix acquired the streaming rights to the acclaimed Godzilla: Minus One.
The Human Vapor is co-created by Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Hellbound, Parasyte: The Grey), who is serving as executive producer and co-writer, and Japanese Shinzo Katayama (Missing, Siblings of the Cape, Gannibal) who is directing. The series will star Shun Oguri (Godzilla vs. Kong) and Yu Aoi (Wife of a Spy).
