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The War in Space is a japonais film of genre Science fiction directed by Jun Fukuda with Akihiko Hirata
The War in Space (1977)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h31
Directed by Jun Fukuda
OriginJapon
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera, Venus in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films
Rating50%
The War in Space, released in Japan as Great Planet War: THE WAR IN SPACE (惑星大戦争 THE WAR IN SPACE, Wakusei Daisensō: Za uō in Supēsu"), is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977.
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The movie starts out in 1988 with pilot Koji Miyoshi's return to Japan in response to electromagnetic interference that is plaguing the world following a comet scare. Miyoshi is quickly reunited with old friends and acquaintances upon his arrival, although the reunion is cut short as UFOs began to appear all across America as the UN's Space Station Terra is also destroyed in orbit. This series of events prompts Miyoshi to meet with Masato Takigawa and request that the United Nations Space Forces' Gohten Project - construction of the UNSF Gohten, is completed. The request falls on deaf ears until the aliens from the distant planet of Yomi in Messier 13 who have been behind the recent disturbances bungle a plan to kidnap Takigawa, at which point work on the Gohten commences amongst global chaos from attacking Hell Fighter UFO's. Following a fierce battle at the Gohten’s base, the craft is finally launched as it makes its way to Venus, the suspected location of the invaders’ base of operations, to put an end to the alien threat.Actors
Akihiko Hirata
(Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi)
Yūko Asano
(Jun Takigawa, United Nations)
Masaya Oki
(Reikai Muroi)
Hideji Ōtaki
Kensaku Morita
(Koji Miyoshi)
Ryō Ikebe
(Professor Masato Takigawa)
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