The War in Space
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| The War in Space | |
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 Japanese theatrical poster for The War in Space (1977) |
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| Directed by | Jun Fukuda |
| Produced by | Fumio Tanaka Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Written by | Shuichi Nagahara Ryuzo Nakanishi |
| Starring | Kensaku Morita Yūko Asano Ryo Ikebe Masaya Oki Hiroshi Miyauchi Hideji Otaki Katsutoshi Atarashi Akihiko Hirata Gorō Mutsumi Isao Hashimoto Shōji Nakayama David Perin William Ross |
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima |
| Cinematography | Yuzuru Aizawa |
| Distributed by | Toho Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 17, 1977 (Japan) March 21, 1978 (US) |
| Running time | 87 min. (US) |
| Language | Japanese English |
| Preceded by | Gorath (1962) |
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The War in Space, released in Japan as Wakusei Daisen'sō (惑星大戦争? lit. "Great Planet War"), is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977.
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[edit] Plot
The plot shows influence from Star Wars (1977), Atragon, and the Japanese anime series Space Battleship Yamato, though it was intended as a sequel to Battle in Outer Space (1959). It involves Earth, using the space ship Gohten to fight a war with aliens from Venus.
[edit] Cast
- Kensaku Morita ................ Kouji Miyoshi
- Yuuko Asano ................ Jun Takigawa
- Masaya Oki ................ Reisuke Muroi， Instructor pilot at Defence Force
- Ryou Ikebe ................ Masato Takigawa，Dr, astronautical engineering
- Katsutoshi Atarashi ................Tadashi Mikasa， Space station crew
- Hiroshi Miyauchi ................Kazuo Fuyuki，Defence Force air strategy
- David Peren ................ Jimmy
- Takashi Kanematsu................Tetsuo Kusaka，Defence Force air strategy
- Futoshi Kikuchi ................Gorou Minato，Defence Force air strategy
- Hideji Ootaki ................ Dr,Matsuzawa Manager of United Nations space bureau Japan branch office
- Akihiko Hirata ................Ooishi，Defence Force commander
- William Ross ................ Dr,Schmitt
- Toshikazu Moritagawa ................Ishiyama，『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Gunnery group leader
- Gorō Mutsumi ................Heru， Commander-in-chief of expeditionary force
- Isao Hashimoto ................ Researcher A，United Nations space armed forces Japan branch office
- Gou Endou ................ Researcher B，United Nations space armed forces Japan branch office
- Syouji Nakayama ................ Defence Force headquarters staff officer
- Wataru Yamamoto ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Pilot
- Yuu Naoki ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Copilot
- Yousuke Takemura ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Communication crew A
- Sin'nichi Yoshimiya ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Communication crew B
- Shinji Kawabata ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Control crew A
- Kouichi Yoshida ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Control crew B
- Fumitsugu Hayata ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Control crew C
- Jun'ichi Etou ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 crew A
- Osamu Murashima ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 crew B
- Susumu Ootani ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 crew C
- Isao Setoyama ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Radar crew
- Mammoth Suzuki ................ Space Monster
[edit] DVD release
A DVD of the film was released in the United States on April 25, 2006 with both English and Japanese soundtracks. Included on the disk was an interview with special effects director for the film, Teruyoshi Nakano.
[edit] External links
- The War in Space (review) at tohokingdom.com
- 惑星大戦争 ＴＨＥ ＷＡＲ ＩＮ ＳＰＡＣＥ (Wakusei Daisen'sō) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
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