Underplayed Gems

Attack from Space (1964)

Attack from Space poster
Directed by
Teruo Ishii
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

Aliens threaten Earth and a superhero must stop them. The movie is made from old Japanese short films edited together for American TV.

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What happens

Attack from Space is a 1965 science fiction compilation film produced for American television. It is the third film, following Atomic Rulers of the World (1 and 2) and Invaders from Space (3 and 4), to be comprised from the six installments of the Japanese short film series Super Giant from Shintoho. It is available on YouTube as of June 2020 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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