Alien warships attack Earth and a remarkable flying battleship carries the response into space. Miniature spectacle and extravagant military science make this a lively retro adventure, even when the characters and strategic explanations struggle to keep up.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6/10
Plot
8/10
Effects
3/10
Dialogue
6/10
Rewatchability
7/10
“The naval response has left the atmosphere.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 60
Synopsis and movie facts
The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.
Released
1977
Directed by
Jun Fukuda
Running time
91 min
Original title
惑星大戦争
Starring
Kensaku Morita as Koji Miyoshi
Yuko Asano as Jun Takigawa
Ryō Ikebe as Professor Masato Takigawa
Masaya Oki as Reikai Muroi
Hiroshi Miyauchi as Kazuo Fuyuki
Hideji Ōtaki as Dr. Matsuzawa
Katsutoshi Atarashi as Tadashi Mikasa
Akihiko Hirata as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
