Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Original title
- 怪獣大戦争
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Genre
- action film, adventure film, science fiction film, kaiju, alien invasion
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 255 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
Aliens ask Earth to lend them Godzilla and Rodan to defeat a three-headed monster. Once the job is done, the aliens betray humanity and turn the monsters loose on the planet.
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What happens
Invasion of Astro-Monster (Japanese: 怪獣大戦争, Hepburn: Kaijū Dai-sensō; lit. 'The Great War of the Monsters') is a 1965 kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the sixth film in the Godzilla franchise and Shōwa period. The film was a Japanese-American co-production; it was the second collaboration between Toho Co., Ltd. and UPA. The film stars Akira Takarada, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Akira Kubo, and Yoshio Tsuchiya, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Masaki Shinohara as Rodan, and Shoichi Hirose as King Ghidorah. In the film, aliens plead with humanity to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to defeat Ghidorah, only to betray the humans and unleash the monsters on the Earth. Invasion of Astro-Monster was theatrically released in Japan on December 19, 1965, to mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by a theatrical release in the United States on July 29, 1970, by Maron Films as Monster Zero, on a double bill with The War of the Gargantuas. The film was followed by Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, released on December 17, 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Mysterians (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.