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Uchû Daisenso

Uchû Daisenso (1959) Movie Poster
Japan  •    •  90m  •    •  Directed by: Ishirô Honda.  •  Starring: Ryô Ikebe, Kyôko Anzai, Minoru Takada, Koreya Senda, Len Stanford, Harold Conway, Elise Richter, Hisaya Itô, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Nadao Kirino, Kôzô Nomura, Fuyuki Murakami, Ikio Sawamura.  •  Music by: Akira Ifukube.
       Munchkin-like aliens invade Earth full force with their flying saucers and laser weapons, rendering cities helpless. All eyes turn to the most powerful nations on Earth as they unite to concoct a plan to vanquish the aliens and return Earth to the hands of humans, thus, resulting in the most fierce and ultimate battle royale in outer space the galaxy as ever seen.

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Image from: Uchû Daisenso (1959)
Image from: Uchû Daisenso (1959)
Image from: Uchû Daisenso (1959)
Image from: Uchû Daisenso (1959)
Image from: Uchû Daisenso (1959)
Image from: Uchû Daisenso (1959)
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I know there are a lot of fans of these 1950s-1960s Japanese science fiction movies out there, and I am sure that they will find plenty to enjoy about this particular one. As for me, I find I like more the idea of enjoying these movies than I actually do. That's because I find a lot of them to be somewhat stiff and slow. But I admit that I found "Battle in Outer Space" somewhat more enjoyable than I expected. Most of the special effects aren't that bad for this period of science fiction motion picture cinema, with some impressive model work, sets, and other futuristic depictions of the far off future of 1965 :-) Even the shabbier special effects have a charm that you don't usually get with modern special effects. Also, some of the action sequences are directed with a little punch to them, generating some excitement.

However, most of this action takes place in the last third or so of the movie. Up to that point, the movie suffers from that aforementioned problem of being stiff and slow, though I admit it isn't as severe as some other examples of the genre. There are also a few plot points that are either very unclear or not clear at all. (Though I see that the movie was slightly cut for American viewers, which might explain these murky details.)

As I said, if you are a fan of these movies, you'll probably find "Battle in Outer Space" to be fun. If you are not a fan of the genre, or are still dipping your toe in the genre to see if you'd like it, you'd probably be better off watching something else.


Review by Wizard-8 from the Internet Movie Database.

 

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