Invasion of Astro-Monster
The aliens of Planet X borrow Godzilla and Rodan.
Invasion of Astro-Monster is a 1965 film directed by Ishiro Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the sixth Godzilla film. Aliens ask humanity to lend them Godzilla and Rodan to defeat Ghidorah, then betray the humans and unleash the monsters on Earth.
Quick Facts
- Producer
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Screenplay
- Shinichi Sekizawa
- Starring
- Akira Takarada
- Nick Adams
- Kumi Mizuno
- Akira Kubo
- Music
- Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography
- Hajime Koizumi
- Editing
- Ryohei Fujii
- Studio
- Toho Co., Ltd.; UPA
- Distributor
- Toho (Japan); Maron Films (United States)
Lore & Background
In the year 196X, astronauts Fuji and Glenn are sent to investigate the mysterious Planet X, found on the far side of Jupiter. The film was a Japanese-American co-production between Toho and UPA, starring Akira Takarada and Nick Adams.
It opened in Japan on December 19, 1965, to mixed reviews, and in the United States on July 29, 1970, as Monster Zero.
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