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Battle in Outer Space (1959) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 26, 1959

Original Title:
宇宙大戦争

Alternate Titles:
Duell in der Galaxis
Krieg Im Weltenraum
The Great Space War
Uchū Daisensō
Uchū Sai Sensō
War in Space

Genres:
Action | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Far East Laboratory
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
CA: 14A  DE: 12  GB: 12  MX: B-15 

Runtime: 90

Will the Earth be reduced to space dust? A giant battle unfolds on the other side of the moon!

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In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. 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. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.

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Art Direction:
Teruaki Abe

Assistant Director:
Koji Kajita

Director:
Ishirō Honda

Director of Photography:
Hajime Koizumi

Editor:
Kazuji Taira

Lighting Technician:
Rokuro Ishikawa
Kuichirô Kishida

Original Music Composer:
Akira Ifukube
Yosaku Suma

Producer:
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Production Design:
Teruaki Abe

Production Manager:
Yasuaki Sakamoto

Screenplay:
Shinichi Sekizawa

Sound Recordist:
Masanobu Miyazaki
Chôshichirô Mikami

Special Effects:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Masakatsu Asai

Story:
Jôjirô Okami

Visual Effects:
Shuzaburo Araki
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Art Director:
Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Camera:
Sadamasa Arikawa

Visual Effects Director:
Eiji Tsuburaya

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