Message from Space (1978)
- Original title
- 宇宙からのメッセージ
- Directed by
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Genre
- action film, science fiction film, adventure film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 60 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
A group of rebels and adventurers find a mysterious message from aliens and team up to fight an evil empire. They learn that they are the chosen ones who must protect a sacred object.
campyenergeticretrofuncheesyfast-pacedlighthearted
What happens
Message from Space (Japanese: 宇宙からのメッセージ, Hepburn: Uchū Kara no Messēji) is a 1978 Japanese space opera film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. Produced by Toei with a cost between the equivalent of US$5 and 6 million, it was the most expensive film made in Japan at the time. Upon release in the United States, Message from Space received generally negative reviews from critics who not only found many similarities with the previous year's Star Wars (1977), but also felt the special effects were poorly executed in comparison to the American film. It was however nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 7th Saturn Awards in 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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