Sûpâ jaiantsu - Kaiseijin no majô (1957)

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Directors:

Koreyoshi Akasaka
Teruo Ishii

Writer:

Ichirô Miyagawa (writer)

Release Date:

1 October 1957 (Japan)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

The 3rd Super Giant film, in which he saves Earth from the threat of the reptile-like Kapia Aliens. (Part 1 of 2) |

Plot Keywords:

Super Giant | Sequel | Superhero | Manga

Cast

Ken Utsui	...	Super Giant
Minako Yamada
Junko Ikeuchi
Minoru Takada
Kan Hayashi
Reiko Sato
Chisako Tahara
Akira Tamura
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sachiko Hara
Nagamasa Yamada

Also Known As:

Invaders from the Planets
Kôtetsu no kyojin - Kaiseijin no majô (Japan)
Super Giant 3

Runtime:

51 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Shintoho Company

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sûpâ jaiantsu - Chikyû metsubô sunzen (1957)

Cheap n cheery space thrills

Apparently Super Giant (Starman in the dubbed version) was a Japanese Superman, sent from a galaxy far far away to save us from the evil Salamander People, who are also from another galaxy just a bit nearer than the one Starman hails from. Starman may be 'harder than steel', but his costume is decidedly low tech, consisting of what appears to be a speed skater's outfit with added cape. The evil Salamander People do battle by floor exercise, apparently, as they backflip their way to victory. They also perform some rather pretentious dance pieces that seem designed to bore Earth people to death. Turn off the old mind, relax, and float into the boob tube for this lobotomised Saturday matinee delight.