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Space Amoeba

Space Amoeba

An alien aiming for the Earth transforms monsters to attack!

19706.41h 24m

Overview

When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Written by Ei Ogawa
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Top Cast

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Taro Kudo

Yukiko Kobayashi

Yukiko Kobayashi

Saki, native girl

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Atsuko Takahashi

Ayako Hoshino

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Dr. Kyoichi Mida

Tetsu Nakamura

Tetsu Nakamura

Chieftain Ombo

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

The Editor (uncredited)

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Makoto Obata

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Promotion Division Manager (uncredited)

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Noritake Saito

Rico, the guide (uncredited)

Chōtarō Tōgin

Chōtarō Tōgin

Yokoyama, an agent (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

spacecraftislandmonstergiant monstersatellitetropical islandkaijuspace monstergiant squidgiant crabmonster islandnative villagespace probetokusatsu

About Space Amoeba

Space Amoeba is a science fiction, adventure, horror film released in 1970 exploring themes of spacecraft, island, monster, giant monster, satellite, tropical island. Directed by Ishirō Honda, it stars Akira Kubo, Yukiko Kobayashi, Atsuko Takahashi. When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.

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