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Message from Space

Message from Space

Message from Space

Message from Space

Where fantasies are real & reality is fantastic.

1978•1h 45m•

★5.9(58 ratings)

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Overview

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.

Director

Writers

Kinji Fukasaku, Shotaro Ishinomori, Hirō Matsuda, Masahiro Noda

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Main Cast

Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow

General Garuda

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Prince Hans

Philip Casnoff

Philip Casnoff

Aaron Solar

Peggy Lee Brennan

Peggy Lee Brennan

Meia Long

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Emeralida

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Ernest Noguchi

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Rockseia XII

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Urocco

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Guerilla

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Shiro Hongo

Jerry Itō

Jerry Itō

Commander

Isamu Shimizu

Isamu Shimizu

Robot Beba

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Writing

Story: Kinji Fukasaku
Story: Shotaro Ishinomori
Writer: Hirō Matsuda
Story: Masahiro Noda

Production

Producer: Tōru Hirayama
Producer: Yusuke Okada
Producer: Simon Tse
Producer: Naoyuki Sugimoto
Producer: Akira Ito
Producer: Banjiro Uemura

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Ken'ichirō Morioka

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Tôru Nakajima

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Hiroyuki Hayashi
Mechanical Designer: Shotaro Ishinomori

Keywords

space battle

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Where fantasies are real & reality is fantastic."

#2

The original title is "宇宙からのメッセージ" (JA).

#3

The runtime is 105 minutes (1h 45m).

#4

The film was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

#5

The screenplay was written by Hirō Matsuda.

#6

The score was composed by Ken'ichirō Morioka.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Tôru Nakajima.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0078435.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

58 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

宇宙からのメッセージ

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

TOHO

TOHO

Toei Company

Toei Company

TFC

TFC