Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

1957 0h 40m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The 5th Super Giant film. Super Giant pursues a Nazi-like army that operates on a huge satellite in space. The satellite is armed with weapons that could destroy whole cities on Earth from afar. (Part 1 of 2)

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Utsui
Super Giant
Hiroshi Hayashi
Utako Mitsuya
Teruhisa Ikeda
Hiroshi Asami
Yutaka Maki
Akio Shirakawa
Shinji Suzuki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teruo Ishii
Writers: Ichirō Miyagawa, Shinsuke Negishi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Super Giant collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ken Utsui and Hiroshi Hayashi and Utako Mitsuya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Teruo Ishii directs. Nobu Boshi behind the camera. Riichirō Manabe scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Super Giant collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Teruo Ishii, shot by Nobu Boshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Riichirō Manabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Ken Utsui and Hiroshi Hayashi and Utako Mitsuya carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0051799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nobu Boshi
Original score: Riichirō Manabe
Production design: Keiji Miyazawa
Runtime: 40 min · 0h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)

Part of

Super Giant collection

Super Giant is a Japanese superhero featured in a successful series of serial-like tokusatsu short feature films produced between 1957 and 1959 by Shintoho. During 1957-1959, 9 films were made.