| Invasion of the Neptune Men | |||||
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| Kanji | 宇宙快速船 | ||||
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| Directed by | Koji Ota | ||||
| Screenplay by | Shin Morita[1] | ||||
| Produced by | Hiroishi Okawa[2] | ||||
| Starring | Sonny Chiba | ||||
| Cinematography | Shizuka Fujii[2] | ||||
| Edited by | Kan Suzuki | ||||
| Music by | Hajime Kaburagi | ||||
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Running time | 75 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Invasion of the Neptune Men (宇宙快速船, Uchū Kaisokusen[3])[a] is a 1961 superhero film produced by Toei Company Ltd. The film stars Sonny Chiba as Iron Sharp (called Space Chief in the U.S. version).[2]
The film was released in 1961 in Japan and was later released in 1964 direct to television in the United States.[5] Often considered to be one of the worst movies ever made, In 1997, the film was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 233.
- ^ a b c d Galbraith IV 1994, p. 328.
- ^ Sharp 2011, p. 352.
- ^ "宇宙快速船". 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ 竹書房 / イオン編, ed. (1995-11-30). 超人画報 国産架空ヒーロー40年の歩み (in Japanese). Takeshobo. p. 53. ISBN 4-88475-874-9. C0076.
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