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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)
- Director
- Writers
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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
Featured review
A special effects extravaganza for its time.
I saw this film in 1960 playing with "The Time Machine" as a double feature. Though not as rich in story line as "The Mysterians" this film really takes off when the two Speep earthships go to the moon to battle a base set up by the planet Matal who also fly "Mysterian" style flying saucers. On the moon the action really starts with marvelous raygun battles between the enemy and earth forces. The earth forces possess a marvelous heat ray cannon as well as smaller but potent raygun rifles. Later in the film, the earth forces battle invading flying saucers and a mother ship with X-15 styled fighter craft equipped with heat ray guns. The finale with the mother ship's ray gun destroying Toyko is done quite well.
For the time this film was made, the special effects are quite good. Considering my nickname is ray-gun 3, this is a ten star IMDb vote scale film in that department. I think the best scene in the film is on the moon where one of the crew stays behind with his ray rifle destroying flying saucers so the earth force can get away in their Speep spaceship. This scene is one of the best piece of special effects I have scene in this type of movie. A thought to remember is the film was made 17 to 18 years before "Star Wars". An outstanding accomplishment by Toho studios.
For the time this film was made, the special effects are quite good. Considering my nickname is ray-gun 3, this is a ten star IMDb vote scale film in that department. I think the best scene in the film is on the moon where one of the crew stays behind with his ray rifle destroying flying saucers so the earth force can get away in their Speep spaceship. This scene is one of the best piece of special effects I have scene in this type of movie. A thought to remember is the film was made 17 to 18 years before "Star Wars". An outstanding accomplishment by Toho studios.
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- kelsci
- Jul 15, 1999
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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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