So in retaliation, the military heads into space to battle the menace. Please mouse over and zoom in on all hi-res photos! He tells them that while building the Gohten, he discovered how to make a bomb so powerful, that it could blow up a planet. This film's Japanese title was used for a 2005 Japanese flight combat simulator game released in Europe under the English title Space War Attack. To that effect, the disc really excels However, it is discovered that Mikasa is an alien in disguise. Battle in Outer Space 1959: Aliens start terrorizing Earth. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., nitem-00I8GMZ8. The Gohten then heads into space towards Venus where the alien HQ is located. it's nice to see them turn a new leaf here and Three minutes of footage, consisting of the opening introduction of Koji Miyoshi's return to Japan, and the setup of the love triangle between him, Jun Takigawa, and Reisuke Muroi was deleted, bringing the runtime down to 87 minutes… The War in Space was originally announced as a sequel to Battle in Outer Space. The message is a warning from Commander Hell (Goro Mutsumi) the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Galaxy. a sign of things to come. This is not a "RE-PRINT" or a "REPRODUCTION" or a "PRINT" or a "COPY". across the board, boasting a good video and audio Skip to main content. Space War Attack features several unique giant creature-type enemies that have not appeared in any of the Earth Defense Force games, such as giant scorpions, butterflies, and shrimp. the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy, At a UN meeting, it is theorized that the attacks are of alien origin, and the frostbite is a result of freezing the objects to reduce their gravitational pull. It's also a huge Size. achieved. Directed byJun Fukuda. Other movies involving Venus include QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, STRANGER FROM VENUS, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS and FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS. movie a little more depth that adds to the enjoyment. to be seen. The H-Man is a stylish gangster-horror melange about a radioactive slime that cheerfully transforms Guys 'n' Dolls alike into living goo. of a hassle, but worth it for those who might The delegate reappears, and attempts to sa… Item Condition. Toho is responsible, associated with or known for: Akira Kurosawa; Gamera - Distributed the Heisei films. pack this disc with a fairly good supply of supplemental Great Planet War) is a 1977 tokusatsu science fiction film produced by Toho. original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, or Toho Scope, Takigawa still refuses and Miyoshi leaves. Next up is a wide selection of production and material. Meanwhile, the UFOs launch a full-scale attack on earth's cites, including New York City, London, Paris, Moscow, and San Francisco. This is a list of references for Battle in Outer Space.These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. It's a bit of a hassle, but worth it for those who might be unfortunate enough to get one of the first run DVDs.The War in Space is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, or Toho Scope, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs. Takigawa then asks him why they want to take over Earth. He then warns them that if they attack they will all die. staff (very nicely constructed, and it's a shame the 3rd: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy, 5 page booklet with information, concept art down, like the number of frames being shown has He tells him that it became unimportant. In the year 1965, an unknown force begins lifting objects into the sky, causing accidents. © 1943-2020 Toho Co. Ltd. and its related entities. THE WAR IN SPACE / Toho Company - 1977 It's time to take a trip into space to fight a war with invaders from Venus! thick black borders appear to the left and right The War in Space is presented in its Conceived by Toho Studios as a fast Star Wars cash-in, the final film owes as much to Gerry Anderson’s television shows UFO and Space: 1999 and the Japanese studios’ own Sixties sci-fi thrillers Atragon and Battle in Outer Space as it does to George Lucas’ intergalactic epic. When Miyoshi and June return to the control room they find a tape recording made by Takigawa. It is also discovered that the aliens have set up a base on the planet Venus. interview with special effects director Teruyoshi Classic Sci-fi film from the producers of Godzilla. some of the darker backgrounds, but it's nothing However Takigawa recognizes that Schmidt was an imposter (the real Schmidt was left handed). Also included with prohibited. UN team member Miyoshi (Kensaku Morita) visits world-renowned Professor Takigawa (Ryō Ikebe) and tells him that the UN is ordering him to complete construction of the space defense unit he created, Gohten, so that they use it to fight back the invaders. Skip to main content. encode" problem exists, and that they will happy. War in Space, Lupin Mill Creek again dips into exotic Japanese sci-fi fantasy, and this time scores with the desired language choices and subtitle configurations for these spectaculars from the beginning of Toho's strongest period. Below is a poster for "Wakusei Daisenso Za uo in Supesu" from Indonesia. from them as they really are a joy to listen through. it's a pretty good presentation, as the movie After hearing of the incident, the UN puts Commander Oshi (Akihiko Hirata) in charge of the defense forces. The plot essentially is: aliens annex Venus and use it as a base to attack earth in globe shaped ships. strafe the screen ever so often. Back on the Gohten, it is discovered that there is an air duct in the alien base that they can sneak into. Takigawa lets him in and Schmidt tells him that his death was a rumor. by removable English subtitles. Mothra declear war on human race since the Carl Nelson and his gangsters kidnapped the twin small fairies and brought them to Japan. Lupin film Lupin Perhaps this was deemed as too much to subtitle, Battle in Outer Space 1959: Aliens start terrorizing Earth. He detached the drill from the Gohten with him inside and launched it into the Daimakan, causing it to crash into an active volcano. For war in space, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla, Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_War_in_Space&oldid=993087555, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from June 2016, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Katsutoshi Arata as Tadashi Mikasa, Crewmember, Space Station Terra, David Palen as Jimmy, Space Fighter Pilot, United Nations Space Forces, Takashi Kanematsu as Tetsuo Kusaka, Japan Air Self Defense Forces, Futoshi Kikuchi as Goro Minato, Japan Air Self Defense Forces, Hideji Otaki as Dr. Matsuzawa, Director of United Nations Space Bureau, Japan Branch, Toshikazu Moritagawa as Ishiyama, UNSF Goten Gunnery Group Leader, Isao Hashimoto as Scientist A, United Nations Space Forces, Japan Branch, Go Endo as Scientist B, United Nations Space Forces, Japan Branch, Yosuke Takemura as UNSF Goten Communications Officer A, Shinichi Yoshimiya as UNSF Goten Communications Officer B, Shinji Kawabata as UNSF Goten Bridge Officer A, Koichi Yoshida as UNSF Goten Bridge Officer B, Fumitsugu Hayata as UNSF Goten Bridge Officer C, Osamu Murashima as UNSF Goten Crew Member B, Susumu Ootani as UNSF Goten Crew Member C, Isao Setoyama as UNSF Goten Radar Officer, This page was last edited on 8 December 2020, at 18:42. While leaving, Miyoshi and Muroi along with Fuyuki (Hiroshi Miyauchi) see Professor Schmidt drive up to Takigawa's house, when he was reported dead. Toho sure loves its alien invasion stories. presentations while also featuring a great array One of those movies you can sit and enjoy and not try to think about what the plot is or what the director was trying to state. The special effects are ahead of there time for 1959 and look amazing. the 3rd: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy, warning This feature goes over nearly Bottom line, this is a really fantastic release It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Earth is attacked by alien spacecraft from Venus. DeAGOSTINI. Finally, the last "defective" discs to them. POSTPONED Reissu of the original soundtrack from classic TOHO's"Tokusatsu" space action film WAR IN SPACE (1977). 2 release while also providing subtitles and dub In 1959, Toho produced this similar film (although it is definitely NOT a direct sequel to THE MYSTERIANS). Meanwhile, a monster is discovered heading for Earth from deep space. Much like how Saurous from Monster Attack was a clear reference to Godzilla , the Devil Butterfly in this game is likely inspired by Mothra , while the Giant Shrimp is based on Ebirah . and conceptual art. Label: Toho Records - DX 4005 • Format: Vinyl LP • … Team fights custom modes. out the extras, the disc also contains three trailers audio track is a 2.0 mono presentation of the Toho Company, Limited (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-Kaisha?, lit. seen from Discotek in the past, and hopefully been reduced. Uchu Daisenso depicted a paramilitary United Nations space force that resembled what might have evolved after the events of Chikyu Boeigun . A line drawing ... Toho. Anguirus existed in the MonsterVerse, but died thousands of years ago.A skeleton that looks identical to the Toho kaiju appeared in a brief scene in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.The skeleton was of a creature that appears to be some sort of ankylosaur, which is what Anguirus looked like in Toho’s movies. Featuring both music sources in Stereo and Monaural including previously unreleased music on double discs. Disc Two—BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1959) In 1957, Toho Company Ltd., produced THE MYSTERIANS, an epic space opera in the WAR OF THE WORLDS/EARTH VS. One obvious aspect was Commander Hell's alien henchman, who looked suspiciously wookie-like, except for large horns on his head and he wields a huge axe instead of a bowcaster. It took ten years for most of the classic Tohos to show up on DVD but this astral collision epic is still MIA, along with a decent letterboxed Japanese version of King Kong vs. Godzilla and a few others. for the duration of the feature. The first is a very well done 5.1 surround Production. They find the enemy spaceship (later named the Daimakan) in a large cave with a force field around it. . Jimmy sacrifices himself by destroying the force field. it's it does suffer from a very slight yellow While the latter two would eventually have their chances to star in film, the ancient god Majin Tuol was never used again. on the production with numerous quotes from the subtitles that correspond to the Japanese or English 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. Earth is attacked by alien spacecraft from Venus. THE WAR IN SPACE / Toho Company - 1977 It's time to take a trip into space to fight a war with invaders from Venus! Here's the English dubbed version of War in Space, ripped from the Discotek DVD. audio. movie dubbed into English. H-Man looks striking resemble of The Blob. In total, there are three audio tracks to some and it's nice to see it's inclusion, even and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs. 1972 was an intersting year for Toho. During the journey, Muroi asks Miyoshi to take care of June if something should happen to him. Miyoshi and his friends chase after the alien Schmidt but he blows himself up before they could get him. Average for a used second hand item, may have damage. portion shows clips from the film while Hell Fighters to other Toho features, which include the live-action Brand. So in retaliation, the military heads into space to battle the menace. Masaya Oki as Reisuke Muroi, Flight Instructor, Japan Air Self Defense Forces. A DVD of the film was released in the United States on April 25, 2006 with both English and Japanese soundtracks. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution of these materials is expressly The special effects are ahead of there time for 1959 and look amazing. Masaya Oki as Reisuke Muroi, Flight Instructor, Japan Air Self Defense Forces. The film was submitted under its international title, The War in Space, and its Romaji title, Wakusei Daisenso. Godzilla; Kaiju. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 17, 1977. Miyoshi and the others sneak inside the base and suffer heavy losses. Just when it seems the Gohten has the superior firepower, the Daimakan fires a large energy beam it had hidden under its frontal cannons. importance of the movie to Japanese cinema seem very informative, even if his discussions of the Toei's was MESSAGE FROM SPACE and Toho made THE WAR IN SPACE with a much hyped campaign claiming it was the most expensive film they'd made in years. Unfortunately, there is a major problem with Jun Fukuda's over the top The War in Space is certainly memorable, to say the least. is a good number of them to mill over and some Still the track will probably be of interest The All the survivors of the events suffer from extreme frostbite. So it is up to the space battleship Goten and it's crew to go to Venus and defeat the aliens. (1992) and the movie's own trailer. Meanwhile, a delegate exits the building and into a courtyard, and is abducted by a red light. Special edition DVD coming out on region 1 April 25th. The alien kidnaps June and escapes with her on a UFO. That was why he didn't want to launch the Gohten and why the aliens wanted him. titles. if the dubbing job is remarkably awful. He tells them that he and his race hail from the third planet of the Yomi system in the Messier 13 nebula, 22,000 light years from our solar system. War of the Gargantuas (1966) King Kong Escapes (1967) Latitude Zero (1969) Space Amoeba (1970) Yamato Takeru (1994) Rebirth of Mothra (1996) Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) Ringu; Toku. Co. Ltd. Toho is the owner of all copyrights and trademarks in its respective films and characters, and all See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive. 7.52 x 5.35 x 0.59in (191 x 136 x 15mm) Weight. Discotek does a fairly good job with this interview is conducted in Japanese, and complimented . They come across the wreckage of space station Terra and Muroi goes out to investigate it. While the attack was happening, the Gohten team take a submarine and makes it to the island where the spaceship is housed. Nakano, Lupin nitem-00I8GMZ8. DeAGOSTINI. reserved. Battle in Outer Space was one of Toho's alien invader movies like The Mysterians and The War in Space. work along with how general special effects are Theatrical trailer for Scotia's 1978 release of "Der Grosse Krieg der Planeten." every ship in the film, discussing conceptual References. The 1977 Toho film, The War in Space was originally to be titled "Battle in Outer Space II" and was going to be a sequel to this film.This idea was scrapped during the film's production. The interview is fairly well done and Mokichi Tamura works … The following is a transcript of the Japanese and English opening credits for The War in Space. or too expensive to license from Toho, but hopefully But a Japanese scientist has constructed a space craft, the Gohten, with which he may save humanity. SKU. 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