- The War in Space
, is a
tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977.Plot
The plot shows influence from "" (1977), "
Atragon ", and the Japaneseanime series "Space Battleship Yamato ", though it was intended as a sequel to "Battle in Outer Space " (1959). It involves Earth, using the space ship Gohten to fight a war with aliens from Venus.Cast
*Kensaku Morita ................ Kouji Miyoshi
*Yuuko Asano ................ Jun Takigawa
*Masaya Oki ................ Reisuke Muroi， Instructor pilot at Defence Force
*Ryou Ikebe ................ Masato Takigawa，Dr, astronautical engineering
*Katsutoshi Atarashi ................Tadashi Mikasa， Space station crew
*Hiroshi Miyauchi ................Kazuo Fuyuki，Defence Force air strategy
*David Peren ................ Jimmy
*Takashi Kanematsu................Tetsuo Kusaka，Defence Force air strategy
*Futoshi Kikuchi ................Gorou Minato，Defence Force air strategy
*Hideji Ootaki ................ Dr,Matsuzawa Manager of United Nations space bureau Japan branch office
*Akihiko Hirata ................Ooishi，Defence Force commander
*William Ross ................ Dr,Schmitt
*Toshikazu Moritagawa ................Ishiyama，『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Gunnery group leader
*Gorō Mutsumi ................Heru， Commander-in-chief of expeditionary force
*Isao Hashimoto ................ Researcher A，United Nations space armed forces Japan branch office
*Gou Endou ................ Researcher B，United Nations space armed forces Japan branch office
*Syouji Nakayama ................ Defence Force headquarters staff officer
*Wataru Yamamoto ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Pilot
*Yuu Naoki ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Copilot
*Yousuke Takemura ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Communication crew A
*Sin'nichi Yoshimiya ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Communication crew B
*Shinji Kawabata ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Control crew A
*Kouichi Yoshida ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Control crew B
*Fumitsugu Hayata ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Control crew C
*Jun'ichi Etou ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 crew A
*Osamu Murashima ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 crew B
*Susumu Ootani ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 crew C
*Isao Setoyama ................ 『Gou-Ten-Gou』 Radar crew
*Mammoth Suzuki ................ Space MonsterDVD release
A
DVD of the film was released in the United States onApril 25 ,2006 with both English and Japanese soundtracks. Included on the disk was an interview with special effects director for the film,Teruyoshi Nakano .External links
* [http://www.tohokingdom.com/reviews/romero/war_in_space.htm The War in Space] (review) at tohokingdom.com
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
