Battle in Outer Space (1959)
- Original title
- 宇宙大戦争
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Genre
- adventure film, science fiction action film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 50 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Earth is attacked by aliens from outer space. A team of astronauts must stop them before the aliens destroy the planet.
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What happens
Battle in Outer Space (宇宙大戦争, Uchū Daisensō; lit. 'The Great Space War') is a 1959 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Battle in Outer Space was released in Japan on 26 December 1959. It was released in the United States on June 10, 1960 in an English-dubbed version by Columbia Pictures where it was double billed with 12 to the Moon (1960). In some areas, it was shown with either 13 Ghosts (1960) or The Electronic Monster (1958). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Wild Reporter (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.