
Warning from Space
1956 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 5.3
The first Japanese science fiction film to be made in colour, Koji Shima's Warning From Space features eye-popping special effects from the same team at Daiei Studios that would bring Gamera to life a decade later. As Japan is rocked by mysterious sightings of UFOs over Tokyo and large one-eyed aliens attempting contact, scientists collaborate to investigate the unexpected rise in extraterrestrial activity. Unbeknownst to them, one of the aliens has already assumed human form and is about to deliver a very important message... that could be humanity's last hope for survival. With a witty script by Hideo Oguni (screenwriter of several Akira Kurosawa classics including Seven Samurai) and iconic starfish-like aliens designed by avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto, the original Japanese version of Warning From Space finally makes its official English-language video debut.
Also known as Space Men Appear in Tokyo · The Cosmic Man Appears in Tokyo · Unknown Satellite Over Tokyo · Mysterious Satellite
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Details
- Original title
- 宇宙人東京に現わる
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-01-27
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (39 votes)
Themes
- japan
- alien
- tokyo, japan
- shape shifting alien
- kaiju
- starfish
- tokusatsu
- kaijin
Cast & crew

Keizō Kawasaki
as Dr. Toru Itsobe
- TK
Toyomi Karita
as Hikari Aozora / Ginko
- JH
Jutarō Hōjō
as No. 2 Pairan

Shōzō Nanbu
as The Elder Dr. Itsobe

Bontarō Miake
as Dr. Kamura
- MN
Mieko Nagai
as Taeko Kamura

Kiyoko Hirai
as Mrs. Matsuda

Isao Yamagata
as Dr. Matsuda

Sachiko Meguro

Fumiko Okamura
Directed by Kōji Shima