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Invasion of the Neptune Men

Original title: Uchû Kaisokusen
  • 1961
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
2.3/10
2.9K
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Shin'ichi Chiba, Mitsue Komiya, and Ryûko Minakami in Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
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Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.

  • Director
    • Kôji Ohta
  • Writers
    • Shin Morita
    • Akihiro Watanabe
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Ryûko Minakami
    • Mitsue Komiya
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.3/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kôji Ohta
    • Writers
      • Shin Morita
      • Akihiro Watanabe
    • Stars
      • Shin'ichi Chiba
      • Ryûko Minakami
      • Mitsue Komiya
    • 73User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Shinichi Tachibana
    • (as Sonny Chiba)
    • …
    Ryûko Minakami
    • Tanigawa Yoko
    Mitsue Komiya
    • Saito - Scientist
    Seiichirô Kameishi
    • Yamagata Yukichi
    Rin'ichi Yamamoto
    • Colonel Fujimoto
    Kappei Matsumoto
    • Dr. Tanigawa
    Takashi Kanda
    Takashi Kanda
    • Defence Chief Takita
    Shirô Okamoto
    • Eiji Shindo
    Junji Masuda
    Junji Masuda
    • Dr. Tamiya
    Hidemichi Ishikawa
    • Dr. Yoshimoto
    Shinjirô Ebara
    • Yanagida - Scientist
    • (as Shinjirô Ehara)
    Harold Conway
    • Washington Broadcast Station Chief
    Genji Kawai
    • The Guard
    Yoshihiko Matsuoka
    • Alien B
    Masazumi Okabe
    • Railway worker
    Kôsaku Okano
    • Reporter A
    Kôji Sahara
    • Garrison Chief Mikami
    • (as Koji Sahara)
    Akikane Sawa
    Akikane Sawa
    • Land Commander Inukai
    • Director
      • Kôji Ohta
    • Writers
      • Shin Morita
      • Akihiro Watanabe
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    User reviews73

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    dootuss

    Makes "Prince of Space" look like a masterpiece, and that's saying a LOT!

    Sure, I thought "Prince of Space" was a TERRIBLE film, but after seeing "Invasion of the Neptune Men", well, that changed. This movie's even WORSE than "Prince of Space" to me. Why you ask? Well let's see...

    First off, all of those annoying kids running around in a group wearing shorts. I just wanted to go berserk after a while of listening to those annoying, dubbed voices.

    Second of all, Krankor doesn't appear in this movie. He was the only good point of "Prince of Space", and not having him in this film only made it worse (who didn't like that evil laugh that Krankor did).

    Third of all, The stock footage. They used the same stock footage scenes so much in this movie. It was just aggrivating after awhile.

    and fourth of all... no Prince of Space! Sure, he was a lame hero in the self titled previous film, but this new hero sucked.

    The movie overall is god awful. Mike and the bots did a great job bashing this piece of cheese from Japan. I suggest to anyone who wants to see this to check it out on MST3K. The only non-painful way to endure this.
    match5566

    This movie can be fun if........

    The best way to see this movie is on Mystery Science Theater 3000. If you have ever watched MST 3000, you know that the MST crew take some of the worst movies ever made and make them fun. Along with the movie you get a running commentary of smart remarks, and references, that you would make if you had to see the movie and you couldn't get your money back! If you have not seen MST 3000, I think it is still on the Sci Fi channel. If not watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie. If bad movies are one of your guilty pleasures you will enjoy the movie MST style.
    Amazing Colossal Puma Man

    Prince of Space...Chief

    All right, what the #$^# could ANYBODY be thinking that made this movie. It's actually worse than "Prince of Space." The dubbing on the kids is far more annoying than Krankor's laugh. Oh yeah, the reason I'm comparing these two is because they're the SAME movie!

    This movie isn't all bad, though. It does have some nice cameos, such as the one made by the Fürher himself, Adolf Hitler. Plus it introduces us to stop-short-from-ten-feet-away fighting.

    Well, I'm going to seek revenge on the idiots who made this movie. See you later.
    shivermetimbers15

    Mind-bogglingly bad, back-breakingly funny.

    Where to begin? The soap-bubble thin plot? The lame "hero"? The annoying little kids? The repetitive and strafing footage filled battles? I honestly don't know. This film fails on so many levels, you can't really pinpoint what makes it the horror that it is. I don't think Mike and the Bots were even able to cover half the bad points that occured in the movie. The plot in the movie seems to continuosly go around in circles, with the evil bulletheaded aliens appearing, the scientists trying to look worried, the children in hot pants running, and Space Chief coming to the rescue. Sometimes we can't be sure exactly what is going on; all we know is that it's bad. So it comes to the final "climactic" battle, blah blah, the bad guys are defeated after a lengthy missile sequence, yadda yadda, and you're just glad it's over.
    1Droopy!!!

    Space Chef rides again!

    Gather round the campfire, children, and listen to the story of the great Space Chief!! Who sucked. He rode around in a bumpy car that, when lit on fire, sent him into space. But enough about me, let's talk about the children!! They were the real heroes here and the next time some crazy dj-aliens with records stuck to their heads come through the electro-barrier, I'm hoping those kids'll be around to get into level 5 security areas and figure that baby out all on their own. Cause goshdarnit, they've done it before.

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    • Trivia
      Many of the invasion scenes in Tokyo were edited from World War III Breaks Out (1960). The appearance of a giant billboard of Adolf Hitler has led some viewers to believe that the stock footage is taken from documentary footage of World War II Japan. The Hitler billboard is actually an ad for a Japanese translation of Mein Kampf.
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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1961 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Space Greyhound
    • Production companies
      • New Toei
      • Toei Company
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 14m(74 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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