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Prince of Space

Original title: Yûsei ôji
  • 1959
  • 57m
IMDb RATING
2.4/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
Prince of Space (1959)
JapaneseSuperheroActionAdventureFamilySci-Fi

When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes.When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes.When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes.

  • Director
    • Eijirō Wakabayashi
  • Writers
    • Masaru Igami
    • Shin Morita
  • Stars
    • Tatsuo Umemiya
    • Hiroko Mine
    • Takashi Kanda
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    2.4/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eijirō Wakabayashi
    • Writers
      • Masaru Igami
      • Shin Morita
    • Stars
      • Tatsuo Umemiya
      • Hiroko Mine
      • Takashi Kanda
    • 89User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast31

    Tatsuo Umemiya
    Tatsuo Umemiya
    • Waku-san
    • (as Tatsuo Unemiya)
    • …
    Hiroko Mine
    • Sachiko Shibasaki
    Takashi Kanda
    Takashi Kanda
    • Inspector Takeda
    Ushio Akashi
    • Dr. Maki
    • (as Ushio Skashi)
    Ken Hasebe
    • Newsreporter Tabei
    Junji Masuda
    Junji Masuda
    • Colonel Watanabe
    Jōji Oka
    • Phantom Ambassador
    • (as Jôji Oka)
    Akira Asami
    • Ichirô, Dr. Maki's Son
    Rikiya Iwaki
    • Phantom Ambassador's Henchman
    • (as Riki Iwaki)
    Akira Katayama
    • Dr. Naitô
    Yûji Kitamine
    • Newsreporter
    Kôji Komori
    • Makoto, Shoeshine Boy
    Tokio Kozuka
    • Tsunoda
    Hajime Kubo
    • Newsreporter
    Hiroshi Mihara
    • Phantom Ambassador's Henchman
    Tadashi Minamikawa
    • Major Munakata
    Kaoru Nakano
    • Mrs. Tateishi
    Masahiko Naruse
    • Shibasaki
    • Director
      • Eijirō Wakabayashi
    • Writers
      • Masaru Igami
      • Shin Morita
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    User reviews89

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In its native Japan, the film was released to theaters as a mini-serial, with two hour-long episodes. In the US, it was edited into a single feature film running less than 90 minutes.
    • Goofs
      The wires suspending the space ships are frequently visible.
    • Quotes
      • Prince of Space: Your weapons have no effect on me!
    • Connections
      Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Invaders from Space
    • Production companies
      • Toei Company
      • Toei Tokyo
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 57m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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