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Warning from Space

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5.2/10 • 36

1956-01-271h 27m

Science FictionHorror

Soon, the Earth will explode! A terror which will annihilate all of humanity!

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.

Directors
Koji Shima
Editors
Toyo Suzuki

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Keizō Kawasaki

    Keizō Kawasaki

    Dr. Toru Itsobe

  2. Toyomi Karita

    Toyomi Karita

    Hikari Aozora / Ginko

  3. Bin Yagisawa

    Bin Yagisawa

    No. 2 Pairan

  4. Shōzō Nanbu

    Shōzō Nanbu

    The Elder Dr. Itsobe

  5. Bontarō Miake

    Bontarō Miake

    Dr. Kamura

  6. Mieko Nagai

    Mieko Nagai

    Taeko Kamura

  7. Kiyoko Hirai

    Kiyoko Hirai

    Mrs. Matsuda

  8. Isao Yamagata

    Isao Yamagata

    Dr. Matsuda

  9. Sachiko Meguro

    Sachiko Meguro

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talisencrw

Apr 18, 2016

6/10

Lately I find I have a special place in my heart for the Japanese disaster movie of days gone by. They are so much fun, and their filmmakers throw everything but the kitchen sink in, both so that there's something to please everybody and because they're frankly just so chock-full of bizarre yet interesting ideas. It seems like it would have been a great time to make movies there! I enjoyed this a lot, though many aspects weren't understandable to me, like why as the meteor got ever closer to Earth it got so incredibly hot. I can understand, since the Moon influences tides through its gravitational pulls, why there could have been flooding, but the impact on temperature...I suppose it's simply one of those aspects of watching pre-manned space flight science-fiction films in which you have to approach simply with fun and acceptance, and turn off your disbelief, to simply enjoy the ride. I have no problem with that approach for these films. Cool ideas I really liked were the way one of the aliens altered its appearance so that the warning would be listened to, so that both worlds could be saved, and the concept that when a world crisis occurs, different countries and cultures--and various planets, for that matter--can sit down and work things out together, that all is not lost for civilization and its discontents in 2016. It's thoughts like that that help me sleep at night. This would make a great double bill with 'Melancholia'.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
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Keywords
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