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Atomic Rulers

  • TV Movie
  • 19651965
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
410
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Atomic Rulers (1965)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
410
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Koreyoshi Akasaka
    • Teruo Ishii
    • Akira Mitsuwa
  • Writer
    • Ichirô Miyagawa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ken Utsui
    • Sachihiro Ohsawa
    • Junko Ikeuchi
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Koreyoshi Akasaka
    • Teruo Ishii
    • Akira Mitsuwa
  • Writer
    • Ichirô Miyagawa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ken Utsui
    • Sachihiro Ohsawa
    • Junko Ikeuchi
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    • 19User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Ken Utsui
    • Super Giant…
    Sachihiro Ohsawa
    Junko Ikeuchi
    • Toshiko…
    Minako Yamada
      Shôji Nakayama
      • Detective Okamoto
      Hiroshi Hayashi
      • Chief of Metropolitan Police
      • (as Kan Hayashi)
      Minoru Takada
      • Father
      Utako Mitsuya
        Chisako Hara
          Reiko Seto
          • Reiko - Okamoto's Sister
          Akira Tamura
          Tomohiko Ôtani
          • Vice-Head of Atom AB
          Fumiko Miyata
          Jôji Ôhara
          • Member of Atom AB
          • (as Johji Ohara)
          Kami Ashita
          Terumi Hoshi
            Shinsuke Mikimoto
            • Member of Atom AB
            Hiroshi Ayukawa
            • Man in Cage
            • Directors
              • Koreyoshi Akasaka
              • Teruo Ishii
              • Akira Mitsuwa
            • Writer
              • Ichirô Miyagawa(screenplay)
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            • Trivia
              The 9 Super Giant films were purchased for distribution to U.S. television and edited into 4 films by Walter Manley Enterprises and Medallion Films. The 2 original Japanese films which went into Atomic Rulers of the World (Super Giant and Super Giant Continues) were 49 minutes and 53 minutes in duration. The two films were edited into one 83-minute film. The original films were two parts of a complete story, but a total of 19 minutes was cut during the re-editing, dropping elements from both films. Also, most of the original music was scrapped and replaced by library cues. The result was a product considerably different from the Japanese originals.
            • Connections
              Edited from Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957)

            User reviews19

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            Top review
            3/10
            There's a Starman Waiting in the Sky
            "The Earth is threatened with atomic destruction if the people of Mirapolia (sic) are not allowed to rule the planet. Observers from a distant planet, fat off in space, have been observing Earth and see the peril it's (sic) facing. Hoping to offer aid to the citizens of Earth, the benevolent aliens send their champion Starman to face off against the leaders of Mirapolia (it's correctly spelled Merapolia) and take care of their atomic weapons," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

            Ken Utsui (as Sûpâ Jaiantsu, or Super Giant) must save the Earth from nuclear peril. This is the American (English edited and dubbed) version of the Japanese super-hero's earliest movies, Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957) and Zoku sûpâ jaiantsu (1957). Herein, Mr. Utsui is Starman of "The Emerald Planet". Considering the material, this is a sometimes surprisingly well-directed, by Teruo Ishii, piece of super-nonsense; the location scenes are most enjoyable. Otherwise, it's, at best, unintentionally funny.

            Watch for the scene where Utsui goes to a church with some children, and meets a nun. She gives him a smile that shows she's attracted to him; then, the young nun looks down at Utsui's groin area, where he has positioned his gun. Oh, sister!

            *** Atomic Rulers (1964) Teruo Ishii ~ Ken Utsui, Utako Mitsuya, Junko Ikeuchi
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            • Release date
              • April 10, 1965 (United States)
            • Countries of origin
              • Japan
              • United States
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Atomic Rulers of the World
            • Production company
              • Shintôhô Pictures
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 23 minutes
            • Color
              • Black and White
            • Aspect ratio
              • 2.35 : 1

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