Warning from Space (1956)

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87 min - Sci-Fi - 29 January 1956 (Japan)

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Ratings: 4.2/10 from 371 users
Reviews: 25 user | 17 critic

UFO's are seen around Tokyo. Because they look like giant starfish the aliens cannot approach us without creating panic... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Keizô Kawasaki	...	Dr. Toru Itsobe
	Toyomi Karita	...	Hikari Aozora / Ginko
	Bin Yagisawa	...	No. 2 Pairan
	Shozo Nanbu	...	The Elder Dr. Itsobe
	Bontarô Miake	...	Dr. Kamura (as Bontaro Miake)
	Mieko Nagai	...	Taeko Kamura
	Kiyoko Hirai	...	Mrs. Matsuda
	Isao Yamagata	...	Dr. Matsuda
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	Gai Harada

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Storyline

UFO's are seen around Tokyo. Because they look like giant starfish the aliens cannot approach us without creating panic. Hence one of them sacrifices itself and takes the form of a popular female singer. It/she warns mankind that a meteor will crash on Earth. While the approaching meteor causes hotter and hotter weather, mankind runs and builds a last-chance anti-meteor weapon. Written by <phs@lsv.ens-cachan.fr>

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

29 January 1956 (Japan) See more »

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Space Men Appear in Tokyo See more »

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Daiei Studios See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min | USA: 88 min (dubbed version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Daieicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

The enormous popularity of Toho's giant monster films led Daiei to issue publicity stills showing the Pairans as gigantic creatures that towered over buildings. In the film, the Pairans are human sized. See more »

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References Metropolis (1927) See more »

Warning from Space (1956)
Uchûjin Tôkyô ni arawaru (original title)

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