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Invasion of the Neptune Men

Original title: Uchû Kaisokusen
  • 19611961
  • 1h 14m
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2.1/10
2.8K
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Shin'ichi Chiba, Mitsue Komiya, and Ryûko Minakami in Uchû Kaisokusen (1961)
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Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
IMDb RATING
2.1/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kôji Ohta
  • Writers
    • Shin Morita
    • Akihiro Watanabe(story)
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Ryûko Minakami
    • Mitsue Komiya
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  • Director
    • Kôji Ohta
  • Writers
    • Shin Morita
    • Akihiro Watanabe(story)
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Ryûko Minakami
    • Mitsue Komiya
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    • 72User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Uchû Kaisokusen (1961)
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    Shin'ichi Chiba in Uchû Kaisokusen (1961)
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    Uchû Kaisokusen (1961)
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    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Shinichi Tachibanaas Shinichi Tachibana…
    Ryûko Minakami
    • Tanigawa Yokoas Tanigawa Yoko
    Mitsue Komiya
    • Saito - Scientistas Saito - Scientist
    Seiichirô Kameishi
    • Yamagata Yukichias Yamagata Yukichi
    Rin'ichi Yamamoto
    • Colonel Fujimotoas Colonel Fujimoto
    Kappei Matsumoto
    • Dr. Tanigawaas Dr. Tanigawa
    Takashi Kanda
    Takashi Kanda
    • Defence Chief Takitaas Defence Chief Takita
    Shirô Okamoto
    • Eiji Shindoas Eiji Shindo
    Junji Masuda
    Junji Masuda
    • Dr. Tamiyaas Dr. Tamiya
    Hidemichi Ishikawa
    • Dr. Yoshimotoas Dr. Yoshimoto
    Shinjirô Ebara
    • Yanagida - Scientistas Yanagida - Scientist
    • (as Shinjirô Ehara)
    Harold Conway
    • Washington Broadcast Station Chiefas Washington Broadcast Station Chief
    Genji Kawai
    • The Guardas The Guard
    Yoshihiko Matsuoka
    • Alien Bas Alien B
    Masazumi Okabe
    • Railway workeras Railway worker
    Kôsaku Okano
    • Reporter Aas Reporter A
    Koji Sahara
    • Garrison Chief Mikamias Garrison Chief Mikami
    Shôken Sawa
    • Land Commander Inukaias Land Commander Inukai
    • Director
      • Kôji Ohta
    • Writers
      • Shin Morita
      • Akihiro Watanabe(story)
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    • Trivia
      Many of the invasion scenes in Tokyo were edited from an earlier Toei tokusatsu epic, Dai-sanji sekai taisen: Yonju-ichi jikan no kyofu (1960). The appearance of a giant billboard of Adolf Hitler has led some viewers to believe that the stock footage is taken from documentary footage of World War II Japan, which it wasn't.
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      Featured in Thing Theatre: Invasion of the Neptune Men (1976)

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    Prince of Space...Chief
    All right, what the #$^# could ANYBODY be thinking that made this movie. It's actually worse than "Prince of Space." The dubbing on the kids is far more annoying than Krankor's laugh. Oh yeah, the reason I'm comparing these two is because they're the SAME movie!

    This movie isn't all bad, though. It does have some nice cameos, such as the one made by the Fürher himself, Adolf Hitler. Plus it introduces us to stop-short-from-ten-feet-away fighting.

    Well, I'm going to seek revenge on the idiots who made this movie. See you later.
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    • Amazing Colossal Puma Man
    • Jan 10, 1999

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1961 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Space Greyhound
    • Production companies
      • New Toei
      • Toei Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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