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Kaijû daisenso (1965)
Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 1965
Running Times: 74 mins (Japan - re-issue) 81 mins (Germany) 93 mins (USA)
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm Tohoscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Toho / UPA
Executive Producers: Reuben Bercovitch, Henry G. Saperstein
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
SCRIPT
Script: Shinichi Sekizawa
DIRECTION
Director: Ishirô Honda
Chief Assistant Director: Koji Kajita
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Hajime Koizumi
Lighting: Shoshichi Kojima
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Ryohei Fujii
US Version Post Production: Richard Krown
MUSIC
Music: Akira Ifukube
SOUND
Sound Recordist: Wataru Konuma
Sound Effects: Sadamasa Nishimoto
Sound System: Westrex Recording System SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Director: Eiji Tsuburaya
Chief Assistant Director of Special Effects: Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Production Managers: Masao Suzuki, Shinobu Koike
Special Effects Art Director: Akira Watanabe
Special Effects Wire Work: Fumio Nakadai
VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Cameramen: Sokei Tomioka, Teisho Arikawa, Yukio Manoda
Special Effects Lighting: Kuichiro Kishida
Opticals: Hiroshi Mukoyama, Sadao Iizuda
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Takeo Kita
STUNTS
Stunt Choreography: Haruo Nakajima CAST
Nick Adams (Glenn)
Akira Takarada (K. Fuji)
Jun Tazaki (Dr Sakurai)
Akira Kubo (Tetsuo Teri)
Kumi Mizuno (Miss Namikawa)
Keiko Sawai (Haruno Fuji)
Yoshio Tsuchiya (Controller of Planet X)
Takamaru Sasaki (Chairman of Earth Committee)
Gen Shimizu (Minister of Defense)
Yoshifumi Tajima (General)
Nadao Kirino (military aide)
Kenzo Tabu (Commander from Planet X)
Koji Uno (Namikawa's associate)
Toru Ibuki, Kazuo Suzuki (spies from Planet X)
Fuyuki Murakami, Kamayuki Tsubono, Gorô Naya (councilmen)
Noriko Sengoku (female delegate)
Somesho Matsumoto (Buddhist priest)
Toki Shiozawa (Tetsuo's landlady)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi (official)
Rinsaku Ogata (scientist)
Yutaka Oka (reporter)
Yoshizo Tatake, Mitzuo Tsuda, Masaaki Tachibana, Hideki Furukawa,
Rioji Shimizu, Minoru Ito, Takuzo Kumagaya (Xians)
Tadashi Okabe (Glenn – Japanese version)
Haruo Nakajima (Gojira)
Masashi Shinohara (Radon)
Shoichi Hirose (Kingugidora)
PLOT SUMMARY
Astronauts travel to the newly discovered Planet
X on the dark side of Jupiter where they are met by the apparently
friendly inhabitants. The planet is under regular attack by Ghidorah
and the aliens, the Xians, want to "borrow" Godzilla and
Rodan to help them fight the three headed terror. In return, they
offer the Earth a drug which can cure all diseases. But the Xians
have another agenda and plan to use the monsters in their attempt
to invade the Earth.
AVAILABILITY
Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Astral Films
South Korea
Theatrical Distributor: Kuk Dong
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Maron Films
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Video
DVD Distributor: Simitar (7477); Simitar (7603 – as part of
the Godzilla - 5 Rampaging Movies set)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-12
USA
Rating: G
TIMELINE
1965
December
19: Japan – theatrical release
July
29: USA – theatrical release
1973
August
17: Finland – theatrical release
1998
May
5: USA - DVD release (Simitar (7477))
1999
March
16: USA - DVD release (Simitar (7603))
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Avaruushirviöt hyökkäävät
– Finnish title
Battle of the Astros
Befehl aus dem Dunkel – German title
Godzilla Vs Monster Zero - US video title
The Great Monster War
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Invasion of Planet X
Invasion of the Astro-Monsters
Invasion of the Astros – USA title
Invasion planète X – French title
L'invasione degli astromostri – Italian title
Inwazja jaszczurów – Polish title
Kaijû daisenso Kingughidorah tai Gojira - Japanese
re-release title
Monster Zero – US title
Los monstruos invaden la Tierra – Spanish title
War of the Monsters
LINKS
SEQUEL TO
Gojira (1954)
Gojira no gyakushu (1955)
Kingukongu tai Gojira
(1962)
Mosura tai Gojira (1964)
San daikaijû:
Chikyu saidai no kessen (1964)
SEQUELS
Daikaijû kessen: Gamera tai Barugon (1966)
Gojira-Ebira-Mosura:
Nankai no daiketto (1966)
Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko (1967)
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki (1969)
Gorgo Versus Godzilla (1969)
Gojira tai Hedora (1971)
Chikyu
kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (1972)
Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
Gojira tai Mekagojira (1974)
Mekagojira no gyakushu (1975)
Gojira (1984)
Gojira tai Biorante (1989)
Gojira vs Kingugidora (1991)
Gojira vs Mosura (1992)
Gojira vs Mekagojira (1993)
Gojira vs Supesugojira
(1994)
Gojira vs Desutoroia (1995)
Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999)
Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jii Shômetsu Sakusen (2000)
Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijû soukougeki (2001)
Gojira tai Mekagojira
(2002)
SEE ALSO
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Gojira (1988)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Urusei Yatsura 2: Byûtifuru dorîmâ (1984)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Konto Gojugo-go: Uchu daibôken (1969)
Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida (1969) KEYWORDS
aliens; alien invasions; astronauts; giant monsters; godzilla; other
planets; scientists; sequels; spacecraft; space travel
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