Invasion of Astro-Monster


Invasion of Astro-Monster

Overview:

In the 6th Godzilla movie, mysterious aliens from the Planet X ask earth's people to help them save their world from the dreaded Ghidorah (aka "Monster Zero") by letting them "borrow" Godzilla and Rodan. Monster mayhem ensues on Planet X, but it's soon discovered that the aliens have other intentions for the monsters.

Votes 25 (6.2/10)

Runtime: 96 minutes

Release Date 1965-12-19

Production company:

  • Toho Company
  • United Productions of America (UPA)

Production country:

  • Japan

Genres:

  • Romance
  • Science Fiction
  • Action
  • Adventure

Further Information

Astronaut Glenn Amer
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
Astronaut K. Fuji
Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Dr. Sakurai
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Tetsuo Teri
Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Miss Namikawa
Kumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno
Haruno Fuji
Keiko Sawai
Keiko Sawai
Controller of Planet X
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Chairman of Earth Committee
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Minister of Defense
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Commander from Planet X
Kenzô Tabu
Kenzô Tabu
General
Yoshifumi Tajima
Yoshifumi Tajima
Military Aide
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
Namikawa's Associate
Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno
Xian
Tôru Ibuki
Tôru Ibuki
Xian
Kazuo Suzuki
Kazuo Suzuki
Councilman
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
Female Delegate
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
Buddhist Priest
Someshô Matsumoto
Someshô Matsumoto
Councilman
Kamayuki Tsubono
Kamayuki Tsubono
Tetsuo's Mother
Toki Shiozawa
Toki Shiozawa
Official
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Scientist
Rinsaku Ogata
Rinsaku Ogata
Scientist
Masaaki Tachibana
Masaaki Tachibana
Reporter
Yutaka Oka
Yutaka Oka
News Reader
Saburô Iketani
Saburô Iketani
Xian
Yoshizo Tatake
Yoshizo Tatake
Xian
Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda
Xian
Hideki Furukawa
Hideki Furukawa
Xian
Ryôji Shimizu
Ryôji Shimizu
Xian
Minoru Itô
Minoru Itô
Xian
Takuzô Kumagai
Takuzô Kumagai
Reporter
Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe
Godzilla
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Rodan
Masaki Shinohara
Masaki Shinohara
King Ghidorah
Shôichi Hirose
Shôichi Hirose
Director
Ishirô Honda
Ishirô Honda
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Executive Producer
Reuben Bercovitch
Reuben Bercovitch
Executive Producer
Henry G. Saperstein
Henry G. Saperstein
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Director of Photography
Hajime Koizumi
Hajime Koizumi
Editor
Ryôhei Fujii
Ryôhei Fujii
Production Design
Takeo Kita
Takeo Kita
Assistant Director
Koji Hashimoto
Koji Hashimoto
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya

John Chard

We need from you Monster Zero 1 and Monster Zero 2, Godzilla and Rodan. It's one of those Godzilla movies where you fully understand why some fans of the "Zilla" series positively dislike it. The big atomic lizard is only a bit part player here, and when push comes to shove the monster mayhem is in short supply, which considering we also have Ghidorah and Rodan in the mix is for sure a bit of a waste. Yet this is one of the better sequels from Toho's original wave, it quite literally has all the ingredients that made "Zilla" and the off-shoots so iconic. We are in live action cartoon territory, a sci-fi story of bonkers proportions yet engrossing all the same. The joyous model work synonymous with the series remains intact, the cardboard sets being obliterated are still fun to watch, and the divisive sight of "Zilla" doing the "shay" dance is in here whether you like it or not. More fun, though, is watching "Zilla" boxing the three headed Ghidorah, now that is comedy gold, if only the moody lizard had gone southpaw a bit earlier then saving the world could have been achieved quicker. Great fun, could have been better from a monster point of view? Yes, definitely, but this be a nutty fruitcake production from Toho and amen to that. 8/10

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