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Battle in Outer Space

Battle in Outer Space

Will the Earth be reduced to space dust? A giant battle unfolds on the other side of the moon!

19595.81h 30m

Overview

In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa, Jōjirō Okami
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
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Top Cast

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Professor Adachi

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Major Ichiro Katsumiya

Kyōko Anzai

Kyōko Anzai

Etsuko Shiraishi

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Iwomura

L

Leonard Stanford

Dr. Roger Richardson

H

Harold Conway

Dr. Immerman

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

Kogure

Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

The Commander

Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Gravity Man

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Inspector Iriake

Themes & Keywords

mind controlspacecraftnew york cityjapanmoonsan francisco, californiaspace warmoon landingsequelspacedogfightmoon basealien invasionunited nationshuman vs alientokusatsutokyo

About Battle in Outer Space

Battle in Outer Space is a science fiction, action film released in 1959 exploring themes of mind control, spacecraft, new york city, japan, moon, san francisco, california. Directed by Ishirō Honda, it stars Koreya Senda, Ryō Ikebe, Kyōko Anzai. In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.

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