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Warning from Space

1956 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 5.3

HorrorScience Fiction

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

Directed by Kōji Shima