Message from Space (1978)
1h 45m
Running Time
April 29, 1978Release Date
Message from Space (1978)
1h 45m
Running Time
April 29, 1978Release Date
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Plot.
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
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Cast & Crew.
Vic Morrow
General Garuda
Sonny Chiba
Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba)
Philip Casnoff
Aaron Solar
Peggy Lee Brennan
Meia Long
Etsuko Shihomi
Emeralida (as Sue Shiomi)
Tetsuro Tamba
Ernest Noguchi
Mikio Narita
Rockseia XII
Makoto Satō
Urocco
Seizō Fukumoto
Guerilla
Hiroyuki Sanada
Shiro Hongo
Jerry Itō
Commander
Isamu Shimizu
Robot Beba
Masazumi Okabe
Jack
Noboru Mitani
Kamesasa
Hideyo Amamoto
Dark
Junkichi Orimoto
Kido
Harumi Sone
Lazare
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator (voice)
Shōtarō Hayashi
EFF Captain
Nenji Kobayashi
Officer Fox
Hiroshi Mizushima
Commander-In-Chief (voice)
Hirohisa Nakata
Aide
Masataka Naruse
Hikiroku (as Tadashi Naruse)
Isamu Ichida
Editor
Mari Okamoto
Meia Long (voice)
Machiko Soga
Beba-2 (voice)
Thunder Sugiyama
Big Sam
Genzô Wakayama
General Garuda (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Big Sam (voice)
Kinji Fukasaku
Director / Story
Tôru Nakajima
Director of Photography
Ken-Ichiro Morioka
Original Music Composer
Akira Ito
Producer
Yusuke Okada
Producer
Tôru Hirayama
Producer
Simon Tse
Producer
Naoyuki Sugimoto
Producer
Michio Mikami
Special Effects
Tan Takaiwa
Producer
Nobuo Yajima
Special Effects
Masahiro Noda
Story
Banjiro Uemura
Producer
Shotaru Ishinori
Special Effects
Shotaro Ishinomori
Story / Mechanical Designer
Masahiro Noda
Special Effects
Noboru Takanashi
Special Effects
Yoshinori Watanabe
Producer
Hiroyuki Hayashi
Visual Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 29, 1978
Original Name宇宙からのメッセージ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
space battle
Wiki.
Message from Space (Japanese: 宇宙からのメッセージ, Hepburn: Uchū Kara no Messēji) is a 1978 Japanese space opera film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. Produced by Toei with a cost between the equivalent of US$5 and 6 million, it was the most expensive film made in Japan at the time.
Upon release in the United States, Message from Space received generally negative reviews from critics who not only found many similarities with the previous year's Star Wars (1977), but also felt the special effects were poorly executed in comparison to the American film. It was however nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 7th Saturn Awards in 1980.
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