Space Amoeba (1970)
August 1, 1970Release Date
Space Amoeba (1970)
August 1, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Akira Kubo
Taro Kudo
Atsuko Takahashi
Ayako Hoshino
Yukiko Kobayashi
Saki, native girl
Kenji Sahara
Makoto Obata
Tetsu Nakamura
Chieftain Ombo
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Dr. Kyoichi Mida
Yū Fujiki
Promotion Division Manager
Noritake Saito
Rico, the guide
Yûko Sugihara
Stewardess
Sachio Sakai
The Editor
Chōtarō Tōgin
Yokoyama, an agent
Wataru Ōmae
Sakura (uncredited)
Ishirō Honda
Director
Yukihiko Gondô
Islander (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô
Islander (uncredited)
Ei Ogawa
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 1, 1970
Original Nameゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦!南海の大怪獣
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
Space Amoeba (ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦! 南海の大怪獣, Gezora, Ganime, Kamēba: Kessen! Nankai no Daikaijū, lit. 'Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas') is a 1970 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Ei Ogawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Fumio Tanaka, with special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, the film stars Akira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko Kobayashi, Kenji Sahara, Yoshio Tsuchiya, and Yu Fujiki, with Haruo Nakajima portraying both Gezora and Ganimes.
Space Amoeba tells the story of amoeba-like extraterrestrials that hijack a space probe and, after crash landing on an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, create gigantic monsters from native lifeforms (a kisslip cuttlefish, stone crab and mata mata) for the purpose of conquering the Earth. The film was released theatrically in Japan on 1 August 1970, and received a theatrical release in the United States in 1971 by American International Pictures, under the title Yog: Monster From Space.