Evil Brain from Outer Space (1965)

A monstrous evil brain from outer space leads his minions on a crusade to conquer the universe, and unleashes hideous monsters on Earth that spread deadly diseases. Superhero Starman must ... See full summary »

Directors:

Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii,

Writer:

Ichirô Miyagawa

Stars:

Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi, Minoru Takada

Cast

Credited cast:
Ken Utsui	...	Starman / Super Giant
Junko Ikeuchi
Minoru Takada
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Makoto Abe	...	Fumio Sakurai
Hiroshi Asami	...	Kawada
Kami Ashita
Chisako Hara	...	Kyôko Sakurai (as Chisako Tahara)
Hiroshi Hayashi
Terumi Hoshi
Noriko Katsuma	...	Noriko Sakurai
Shûji Kawabe	...	One Leg Man
Den Kunikata	...	Detective Okamoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Utako Mitsuya
Fumiko Miyata

Storyline

A monstrous evil brain from outer space leads his minions on a crusade to conquer the universe, and unleashes hideous monsters on Earth that spread deadly diseases. Superhero Starman must rescue Earth from the menace of the evil brain while battling armies of monsters the brain sends against him.

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Plot Keywords:

brain | monster | starman | superhero | plague | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Super Giant 7, 8 & 9

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Eiga Company, Shintoho Film Distribution Committee, Walter Manley Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Zoku sûpâ jaiantsu - Dokuga Ôkoku (1959)

User Reviews

willing to waste time on it

This is a bad film, but enjoyable in a childish sort of way; I'm certainly willing to waste time on it after a hard night's work.

Most of the other comments on the film so far have been dead-on; it does look like a re-edited serial or TV show, it is a Japanese variant on the Capt. Marvel type serials of the '30s, it does include some of the same tonality as the later Kaiju films, and it is not very well made. But, as I say, it goes along at a pretty good clip, so its never really dull, and can be watched without using much mental muscle.

Historically, the most important thing about this movie is that it's right now the earliest example we have widely available in America of the choreography of martial arts in Asian cinema. (The IMDb date is clearly that of its American release, everything else says this was made in the early-mid-'50s.) The fight scenes are important - Capt. Marvel essentially brawls and wrassles when he fights, like every other Hollywood hero of his era; the fight scenes in "Evil Brain" are brief, well-choreographed dances; this actually makes it more advanced than similar American films of the period, and for this reason worth seeing at least once for all Martial arts fans.