Invaders from Space

1965 1h 18m JA

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4.5

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★4.5TMDB · 10

ActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind. It's up to valiant superhero Starman from the Emerald Planet to save the human race before it's too late.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Utsui
Starman
Sachihiro Ohsawa
Junko Ikeuchi
Minako Yamada
Yosiko Asayama
Shoji Nakayama
Hiroshi Hayashi
Minoru Takada
Utako Mitsuya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teruo Ishii
Writers: Ichirō Miyagawa
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.

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CAST

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Part of the "Starman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Teruo Ishii, shot by Takashi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chumei Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Teruo Ishii directs. Takashi Watanabe behind the camera. Chumei Watanabe scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.
5Part of the "Starman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Teruo Ishii, shot by Takashi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Chumei Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Ken Utsui and Sachihiro Ohsawa and Junko Ikeuchi carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0048957 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.