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Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
Directed by Koji Ota
Twitter Facebook Google+Science Fiction | Action | Disaster
Overview
Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
Length 74 minutes
Actors
Sonny Chiba | Shinjirô Ehara | Ryuko Mizukami | Mitsue Komiya | Seiichirô Kameishi | Shiro Okamoto | Rinichi Yamamoto | Kappei Matsumoto | Takashi Kanda | Ken Sudo | Junji Masuda | Koji Sahara | Harold Conway | Yuji Kitamine | Tadashi Minamikawa | Kôji Sekiyama | Gôzô Sôma | Akikane Sawa | Masazumi Okabe | Shirô Ôki | Jo Moriya | Kosaku Okano | Kenji Todoroki | Kenji Miyako | Akira Katayama
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2025 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| 08/17/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Kicking off my Year of the Chiba with this one, which is so nice to own and looks very good on the Shout Factory tokusatsu release. It did bring up my irritation on my previous viewing from seeing the low ratings out there for a fun early JP sci-fi film. So my previous notes still stand.
I do love how on the nose this movie is from a post-war into Cold War context. And ofc babyface Sonny Chiba is a delight as Iron Sharp.
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