The X from Outer Space (1967)
"Uchû daikaijû Girara" (original title)

The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they ... See full summary »

Director:

Kazui Nihonmatsu

Writers:

Moriyoshi Ishida, Eibi Motomochi,

Stars:

Eiji Okada, Toshiya Wazaki, Itoko Harada

Cast

Credited cast:
Eiji Okada	...	Dr. Kato
Toshiya Wazaki	...	Capt. Sano
Itoko Harada	...	Michiko
Peggy Neal	...	Lisa
Franz Gruber	...	Dr. Berman
Mike Daneen	...	Dr. Stein
Shin'ichi Yanagisawa	...	Miyamoto
Keisuke Sonoi	...	Dr. Shioda
Hiroshi Fujioka	...	Moon station correspondent A
Ryûji Kita
Takanobu Hozumi
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Torahiko Hamada	...	MR.Kimura
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toshinari Kazusaki	...	Capt. Sano
Kenji Sonoda

Storyline

The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.

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Plot Keywords:

ufo | exploding airplane | nuclear power plant | food poisoning | giant monster

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Taglines:

What Is This Monstrous THING?

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

The X from Outer Space

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the 1990s after Nikkatsu Co. folded (the studio responsible for Gappa, the Triphibian Monster), Shochiku announced "Gappa vs. Guilala" which never came to be. Guilala has since appeared in an American TV commercial and a sequel film.

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Connections

Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)

User Reviews

Classic

In the 70's, as a kid when looking through the new TV Guide for the week's monster movies, the only thing as good as finding a Godzilla film or two was finding the Godzilla wanna-bes, like the undeniable classic "The X From Outer Space."

"X" is probably the personification of "cheesy Japanese monster flick." This monster is silly-looking, the FX are horrid, the music is terrible, and the film is a total blast. The "X" attacking planes and destroying buildings is just good and bad enough to make everyone happy.

The reason this film is a blast is because it has a lot of charm and heart. Those are a few of the ingredients that certain giant monster films made back then lack, and that's why they are unwatchable and truly bad, while films like "X From Outer Space" are bad but have enough of those things to make it fun. When a film lacks those things and is clueless, you get dreck like "Queen Kong" and "A.P.E."

There's nothing wrong with "The X From Outer Space" if you are simply into watching fun giant monster films with actors in suits (no computer crap) stomping on miniature buildings and swatting airplanes on wires out of the sky.