Atomic Rulers of the World

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Atomic Rulers of the World
DVD cover for Alpha Video's release of Atomic Rulers of the World (1964)
Directed by	Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa
Starring	Ken Utsui as Starman
Distributed by	Walter Manley Enterprises Inc.
Release date(s)	1964
Running time	83 min. (USA)
Language	English (dubbed)
Followed by	Invaders from Space
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Atomic Rulers of the World (or just Atomic Rulers) is a 1964 film edited together for American television from films #1 and #2 of the Japanese short film series Super Giant. The work is currently in the Public Domain.

Contents 1 Plot 2 American adaptation 3 DVD releases 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Plot

The story involves the superhero Starman who is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from the nuclear holocaust threatened by the country of Meropol.

[edit] American adaptation

The 9 Super Giant films were purchased for distribution to U.S. television and edited into 4 films by Walter Manley Enterprises and Medallion Films. The 2 original Japanese films which went into Atomic Rulers of the World (Super Giant and Super Giant Continues) were 49 minutes and 53 minutes in duration. The two films were edited into one 83-minute film. The original films were two parts of a complete story, but a total of 19 minutes was cut during the re-editing, dropping elements from both films. Also, most of the original music was scrapped and replaced by library cues. The result was a product considerably different from the Japanese originals.

[edit] DVD releases

Atomic Rulers of the World is currently available on two DVD releases. Something Weird Video with Image Entertainment released the film and the other Starman film, Invaders from Space on a single disc on December 10, 2002. Alpha Video also released a budget-priced disc of the film by itself on June 22, 2004.

[edit] See also

• Super Giant

[edit] External links

• Atomic Rulers at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] References

• Ragone, August. THE ORIGINAL "STARMAN"; the Forgotten Supergiant of Steel Who Fought for Peace, Justice and the Japanese Way Originally published in Planet X Magazine, included in Something Weird Video's DVD release.