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

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)

Trailer

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