Human Vapor

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Drama: Human Vapor
Romaji: Gas Ningen
Japanese: ガス人間
Director: Shinzo Katayama
Writer: Yeon Sang-Ho, Ryoo Yong-Jae
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 8
Release Date: July 2, 2026
Runtime:
Genre: Sci-Fi
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

An unprecedented incident occurs during a live TV broadcast when a human suddenly expands and explodes. The culprit is the Human Vapor, who can freely transform his body into vapor and pass through any obstacle. The Human Vapor warns of a series of murders, plunging society into fear.

Notes

"Human Vapor" is a reboot of 1960 film "The Human Vapor" that was produced and released by Toho. The drama series version is scripted by South Koreans Yeon Sang-Ho & Ryoo Yong-Jae and directed by Japanese director Shinzo Katayama.

Cast



Shun Oguri	Yu Aoi	UTA
Kenji Okamoto	Kyoko Kono	Human Vapor

Fujita and Kaho’s Terror Zone



Suzu Hirose	Kento Hayashi
Kaho Fujikawa	Fujita Fujikawa

Fujishiro Syndicate



Yutaka Takenouchi	Shuhei Nomura	Hideo Nakano	Yuya Matsuura	Yugo Mikawa
Yasutoshi Mori	Yasutoshi Mori (young)	Saburo Otomo (ep.3)	Riki Otomo	Shinzo Yamazaki (ep.2-3)

Riku Ichikawa

Todoroki

JNT



Kanji Furutachi	Kuu Izima	Shishimaru Matsumoto	Hiroyuki Fujii	Chisun
Junichiro Ibana	Tatsuya Nishiyama	Tetsuo Yamaguchi	Kuwata	Fujii

Suguru Matsuzawa

Tanaka

Police



Pierre Taki	Haruka Imou	Motoki Kobayashi	Yota Kawase	Kotono Mitsuishi
Mamoru Sakamoto	Michiko Abe	Norio Yoshida	Minoru Kawada	medical examiner (ep.2)

Politician



Takashi Okabe	Yui Natsukawa
Takeshi Miura	Kazumi Kirishima (ep.3,8)

Kenji Okamoto's Family

Munetaka Aoki

Shinya Okamoto (ep.6-7)

Kyoko Kono's Family



Yuna Saito	Misa Wada
Kyoko Kono (child)	Kyoko Kono's mother (ep.7)

Place of Rest: Umikaze



Yoshi Sakou	Hinata Hiiragi
Hiroshi Ozaki	Shota (ep.2)

White Center

Ayumu Nakajima

Hiroki Obata

Others

Morley Robertson

Kyugo Sano



Mitsuo Yoshihara	Rohan Jeetendra Khemlani	Kenji Masaki	Yoshimasa Kondo
vicious restaurant owner (ep.1)	Palm (ep.1-2)	Satoshi Yamanouchi (ep.1,6)	Shinichi Kato (ep.2)



Masahiro Takashima	Aoi Morikawa	Kento Kaku	Hideko Hara
Director Goro (ep.4)	Mimi (ep.4)	Kenta (ep.4)	Chieko Sakamoto (ep.5-6)

Additional Cast Members:

Yutaro Nakamura - worker (ep.6)
Shota Taniguchi - Kosuke Ochiai
Gouichi Mine

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rusty greaves Jul 08 2026 4:16 am acting is good and directing also first class but the story could have been better crafted.....quickly moved through episodes 4,5,6, in 30 mins....looks like others enjoyed it but for me not so much.

just a random person Jul 05 2026 1:15 pm Also, uta looks like a mix of taeyong of nct and top of bigbang??? Lmao

just a random person Jul 05 2026 1:13 pm I have been waiting for human vapor to come out ever since i watched its trailer on netflix! I didn't know why but the trailer really piqued my interest. Since i hardly watch any jdramas, i don't recognize any of the actors here, but damnnnn turns out their acting are superb especially the lead actors shun oguri and yu aoi. As for the story itself, a very good crime thriller i'd say. It's not a kind of thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat for every episode, but it doesn't mean that the story is lacking in some way. It's just that it incorporates a very emotional background to the story!

Wisaho Jul 05 2026 5:36 am One of the best J-dramas of 2026. Yu Aoi nailed her best performance in the scene of Kyoko crying when she bows together with Ren oji-chan aka human vapor. I was moved to tears - her acting adds warmth and depth to the emotional side of the series. Shun Oguri's understated acting keeps the whole story grounded and especially in the challenging yet convincing final scene when he felt Kyoko's return as a vapor. UTA's breakthrough performance had him beautifully portrayed an eerie character with a tragic past. All in all, the chemistry among the three leads is the bjggest strength of this series.

Aiushtha Jul 04 2026 5:10 am At first glance i thought the human vapor is TOP of bigbang ?

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

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Cast

Fujita and Kaho’s Terror Zone

Fujishiro Syndicate

JNT

Police

Politician

Kenji Okamoto's Family

Kyoko Kono's Family

Place of Rest: Umikaze

White Center

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