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Battle in Outer Space

Original title: Uchû daisensô
  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.9K
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Battle in Outer Space (1959)
The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.
Play trailer2:34
1 Video
99+ Photos
JapaneseAlien InvasionSpace Sci-FiSci-Fi

The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.

  • Director
    • Ishirō Honda
  • Writers
    • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
    • Jôjirô Okami
  • Stars
    • Ryô Ikebe
    • Kyôko Anzai
    • Minoru Takada
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ishirō Honda
    • Writers
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
      • Jôjirô Okami
    • Stars
      • Ryô Ikebe
      • Kyôko Anzai
      • Minoru Takada
    • 45User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:34
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    Photos116

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    Top Cast53

    Ryô Ikebe
    Ryô Ikebe
    • Maj. Ichiro Katsumiya
    • (as Ryo Ikebe)
    Kyôko Anzai
    • Etsuko Shiraishi
    • (as Kyoko Anzai)
    Minoru Takada
    • The Commander
    Koreya Senda
    Koreya Senda
    • Professor Adachi
    Len Stanford
    • Dr. Roger Richardson
    Harold Conway
    • Dr. Immerman
    • (as Harorudo Konwei)
    Elise Richter
    • Sylvia
    • (as Erisu Rikutâ)
    Hisaya Itô
    Hisaya Itô
    • Kogure
    • (as Hisaya Ito)
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    • Iwomura
    Nadao Kirino
    • Gravity Man
    • (as Hiro-o Kirino)
    Kôzô Nomura
    • Rocket Commander
    • (as Kozo Nomura)
    Fuyuki Murakami
    • Inspector Iriake
    Ikio Sawamura
    Ikio Sawamura
    • Lantern Man
    Takuzô Kumagai
    • Alien
    • (as Jirô Kumagai)
    Katsumi Tezuka
    Katsumi Tezuka
    • Alien
    • (as Katsumx Tesuka)
    Mitsuo Tsuda
    • Air General
    • (as Mitsuo Isuda)
    • …
    Tadashi Okabe
    • Newscaster…
    Osman Yusuf
    Osman Yusuf
    • Bystander
    • (as Osuman Yusefu)
    • Director
      • Ishirō Honda
    • Writers
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
      • Jôjirô Okami
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews45

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    Summary

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    Sci-Fi

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This was the first Japanese science fiction film which had the original Japanese cast and crew listed on the posters and other advertising material in the United States.
    • Goofs
      Gravity is not caused by the motion of atoms and reducing the temperature of an object to absolute zero, which is deemed impossible, would not render it weightless.
    • Alternate versions
      The final 16mm prints struck for U.S. television distribution had the final third of the film letterboxed for the widescreen Tohoscope format.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Battle in Outer Space (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Burlesque-style Rondo
      Composed by Akira Ifukube

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 8, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Great Space War
    • Production company
      • Toho
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Perspecta Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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