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The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.
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Ryô Ikebe
- Maj. Ichiro Katsumiya
- (as Ryo Ikebe)
Kyôko Anzai
- Etsuko Shiraishi
- (as Kyoko Anzai)
Harold Conway
- Dr. Immerman
- (as Harorudo Konwei)
Elise Richter
- Sylvia
- (as Erisu Rikutâ)
Hisaya Itô
- Kogure
- (as Hisaya Ito)
Nadao Kirino
- Gravity Man
- (as Hiro-o Kirino)
Kôzô Nomura
- Rocket Commander
- (as Kozo Nomura)
Takuzô Kumagai
- Alien
- (as Jirô Kumagai)
Katsumi Tezuka
- Alien
- (as Katsumx Tesuka)
Mitsuo Tsuda
- Air General
- (as Mitsuo Isuda)
- …
Osman Yusuf
- Bystander
- (as Osuman Yusefu)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis film was the first Japanese science fiction film which had the original Japanese cast and crew listed on the posters and other advertising material in the United States.
- GoofsThe funniest bits are the gravity antics. When the first scout ship turns off the thrusters and the crew all unfastens their safety belts, one of them flies up to the ceiling. He is so surprised, clearly no-one told this astronaut that there was no gravity in the spacecraft. They help him down and the chief tells him that there is no gravity in the ship. Then they all begin walking around completely normally.
- Alternate versionsThe final 16mm prints struck for U.S. television distribution had the final third of the film letterboxed for the widescreen Tohoscope format.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Battle in Outer Space (1966)
- SoundtracksBurlesque-style Rondo
Composed by Akira Ifukube
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I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It is certainly paced slower than modern sci-fi movies, but the action moved along at a good pace nonetheless. The backgrounds, matte work, color and special effects were very impressive.
The one conceivable flaw was that there were no stand out actors or personal relationships (no love interest as there was in the original Godzilla). This may have been intentional as the story meant to emphasize a global effort against a ruthless and cruel invader.) I would rate this on the upper scale of Toho's scifi efforts (anotehr under-rated, under-viewed film would be "H-Men").
If you are a kaiju fan you will not be disappointed.
The one conceivable flaw was that there were no stand out actors or personal relationships (no love interest as there was in the original Godzilla). This may have been intentional as the story meant to emphasize a global effort against a ruthless and cruel invader.) I would rate this on the upper scale of Toho's scifi efforts (anotehr under-rated, under-viewed film would be "H-Men").
If you are a kaiju fan you will not be disappointed.
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- Sep 10, 2010
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- Also known as
- The Great Space War
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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