Evil Brain from Outer Space (TV 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:
Kami Ashita
Chisako Hara	...	(as Chisako Tahara)
Hiroshi Hayashi
Terumi Hoshi
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Utako Mitsuya
Fumiko Miyata
Shoji Najayama
Sachihiro Ohsawa
Reiko Seto
Akira Tamura
Minako Yamada

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 - Akuma no keshin (1959)

User Reviews

Better than I expected

Just one question....how come there aren't ever any nice disembodied brains even when not from outer space? We watched this one last night on DVD. It might be a re-edited serial or TV show, I'm not sure. I had avoided those Japanese Starman movies over the years. He seemed a lesser version of Superman. Maybe I was wrong to avoid them. This story was obviously geared for children and gave two of them important roles in saving the earth. Yet, a few of the creatures seemed to be a bit too scary for younger kids.

The film had silly overly staged fight scenes, hokey costumes and corny dubbed dialog. In other words we really enjoyed it! Actually, to be fair, there were a few strange looking creatures in it that did freak out my wife when they were on screen. Sometimes they would flash on unexpectedly in closeup. Especially the demon like one with the weird ears and long nails. And the one that looked like a witch.

This film is worth seeing if you have an open mind.