The X from Outer Space (1967)

Original title

宇宙大怪獣ギララ

Directed by

Kazui Nihonmatsu

Genre

kaiju

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A spaceship crew brings back a strange life form from Mars. It grows into a giant monster that attacks Japan.

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What happens

The X from Outer Space (宇宙大怪獣ギララ, Uchū Daikaijū Girara; lit. 'Cosmic Giant Monster Guilala') is a 1967 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu, and stars Eiji Okada and Toshiya Wazaki. Stock footage of the monster Guilala from the film was reused in the 2008 comedy film Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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