When a respected scientist explodes live on national television, it launches a wave of terror that sweeps Japan, masterminded by a mysterious serial killer who can seemingly vanish into thin air.

Marking the first collaboration between Netflix and Toho Studios, Human Vapor is the latest creation from Yeon Sang-ho, the South Korean filmmaker behind such genre hits as Train to Busan and Colony. It is a bold reimagining of Toho’s classic 1960 science fiction film of the same name, from original Godzilla director Ishiro Honda.

The victim of this shocking attack, environmental energy expert Professor Sano (Morley Robertson), was being interviewed by JNT chief reporter Kyoko Kono (Yu Aoi) when he was suddenly hoisted into the air by a cloud of mysterious gas, which proceeded to force its way into him and cause his body to burst violently.

Read my full South China Morning Post review here