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Attack from Space (1965)

1965 · Feature film · 76 min · dir. Teruo Ishii

  • Action
  • Science Fiction
  • TV Movie
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Synopsis

The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director
Teruo Ishii
Writer
Ichirō Miyagawa
Composer
Chumei Watanabe
Cinematography
Takashi Watanabe
Studio
Walter Manley Enterprises, Shintoho Company, Titan Productions, Inc.
Released
1965-03-06
Series
Starman Collection
Running time
76 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Visually, a spectacle · Mathew Morrell · 2008-11-28

I wasn't big on this movie, frankly. However, I did appreciate certain elements of the film having to do with special effects. The space footage was excellent!--much better than the space footage (and less expensive) that video galleries today sell starting at $15 per 20 seconds. There's none of that awfull digital feel; it's au natural.

★★★ · NICE · shiphappens · 2007-05-01

This movie has some creative set design, a nice plot and a gangsta hideout under a tombstone. You can't beat that! My 10 year old boy liked it.

★★★ · Cliche fest · terracesider · 2007-01-10

Japanese sci-fi from the 1950s is an acquired taste and I've got it so I found this cliche fest and enjoyable romp.

★ · Wow! · rclo · 2011-07-11

Not much science to the fiction. Starman is completely invulnerable, but his 20-minute fight scene near the end results in not a single body on the floor (until he slugs the commander and after he rescues the heroine and makes his exit). Where are all of the guys he slugs and shoots? Speaking of slugging and shooting, it's clear that Starman prefers shooting to judo. He smiles a satisfied grin while he shoots people. 1 1/2 stars for effort.

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