Message from Space (1978)

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105 min - Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi - 30 October 1978 (USA)

4.6

Ratings: 4.6/10 from 408 users
Reviews: 27 user | 21 critic

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Sonny Chiba	...	Hans
	Vic Morrow	...	General Garuda
	Philip Casnoff	...	Aaron
	Etsuko Shihomi	...	Esmeralida
	Peggy Lee Brennan	...	Meia
	Tetsurô Tanba	...	Noguchi
	Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Shiro
	Mikio Narita	...	Rockseia XLL
	Makoto Satô	...	Urocco
	Seizô Fukumoto	...	Guerilla
	Jerry Ito	...	Commander
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Hideyo Amamoto	...	Mother Dark (in drag)
	Shôtarô Hayashi
	Nenji Kobayashi
	Noboru Mitani	...	Kamesasa

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Storyline

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother (played a comic actor in drag) rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen. Written by Scott Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>

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Plot Keywords:

Space Opera

Taglines:

Where Fantasies are Real & Reality is Fantastic.

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

30 October 1978 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Üzenet az űrből See more »

Filming Locations:

Kyoto, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company, Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 105 min

Sound Mix:

Super Space Sound

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

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Trivia

This movie was followed by the television show "San Ku Kai". San Ku Kai was very popular in France were it was dubbed into French by the same people who dubbed the animated series Capitaine Flam ("Captain Futur"). In fact it was more popular in France than it ever was in Japan. See more »

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Message from Space (1978)
Uchu kara no messeji (original title)

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