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'''''Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 宇宙大冒険|Konto Gojūgo-gō: Uchū Daibōken}} is a [[1969]] [[tokusatsu]] science fiction comedy [[:Category:Films|film]] directed by [[Jun Fukuda]] and written by James Miki, with special effects by [[Yoichi Manoda]]. Produced by [[Toho]], it is the company's fourth and final film to star Japanese comedy duo Konto 55, and the only of the series to employ special effects techniques. It stars Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami of Konto 55 and Dankichi Tanku and Ganta Iwata of the companion group Konto 0, as well as Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Noriko Takahashi. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on December 20, 1969 as part of the winter [[Toho Champion Festival]], alongside ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' and the anime film ''Star of the Giants: Go, Go, Hyuma''.
'''''Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 宇宙大冒険|Konto Gojūgo-gō: Uchū Daibōken}} is a [[1969]] [[tokusatsu]] science fiction comedy [[:Category:Films|film]] directed by [[Jun Fukuda]] and written by James Miki, with special effects by [[Yoichi Manoda]]. Produced by [[Toho]], it is the company's fourth and final film to star Japanese comedy duo Konto 55, and the only of the series to employ special effects techniques. It stars Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami of Konto 55 and Dankichi Tanku and Ganta Iwata of the companion group Konto 0, as well as Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Noriko Takahashi. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on December 10, 1969 as part of the winter [[Toho Champion Festival]], alongside ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' and the anime film ''Star of the Giants: Go, Go, Hyuma''.{{R|Matsuri}}
{{TOC}}
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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|Edited by=Fumiko Ohashi
|Edited by=Fumiko Ohashi
|Production design by=Shigekazu Ikuno
|Production design by=Shigekazu Ikuno
|1st assistant director|Masayoshi Nemoto
|1st assistant director=Masayoshi Nemoto
|Director of special effects|[[Yoichi Manoda]]
|Director of special effects=[[Yoichi Manoda]]{{R|EoG}}
|1st assistant director of special effects|[[Takeharu Ikebuchi]]
|1st assistant director of special effects=[[Takeharu Ikebuchi]]
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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|Noriko Takahashi|Kogiku, Kyoto geisha
|Noriko Takahashi|Kogiku, Kyoto geisha
|Junzaburo Ban|Bluebeard, alien ruler
|Junzaburo Ban|Bluebeard, alien ruler
|Oh Ranfan|Yang Guifei, Chinese consort
|Oh Ranfan|[[wikipedia:Yang Guifei|Yang Guifei]], Chinese consort
|Emma Sugimoto|Cleopatra, Egyptian monarch
|Emma Sugimoto|[[wikipedia:Cleopatra|Cleopatra]], Egyptian monarch
|Maki Carrousel|Joan of Arc, French heroine
|Maki Carrousel|[[wikipedia:Joan of Arc|Joan of Arc]], French heroine
|Yukako Honda|Marilyn Monroe, American actress
|Yukako Honda|[[wikipedia:Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn Monroe]], American actress
|Keiko Sawai|Ono no Komachi, Japanese poet
|Keiko Sawai|[[wikipedia:Ono no Komachi|Ono no Komachi]], Japanese poet
|Toru Yuri|Dr. Dodome, Palladian doctor
|Toru Yuri|Dr. Dodome, Palladian doctor
|Bokuzen Hidari|Palladian military director
|Bokuzen Hidari|Palladian military director
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*Kid's Meal satellite
*Kid's Meal satellite
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==Development==
==Production==
The film's special effects were directed by [[Yoichi Manoda]], who otherwise worked as a cameraman on movies like ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' and ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''.{{R|EoG}}
The climax was comprised of stock footage from various prior Toho movies including ''[[The Last War]]'', ''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Crazy Adventure|The Crazy Adventure]]'', and ''[[Latitude Zero]]''.{{R|SFXFanta|Matsuri}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure/Gallery}}
{{Main|Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure/Gallery}}
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*'''Audio:''' Japanese (mono)
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (mono)
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese
*'''Special features:''' audio commentary by Tsutomu Sekine
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary by Tsutomu Sekine
*'''Notes:''' Re-released in 2014 for the Toho DVD Cinema Fanclub
*'''Notes:''' Re-released in 2014 for the Toho DVD Cinema Fanclub
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The other three ''Konto 55'' films which preceded ''The Great Outer Space Adventure'' are:
*The other three ''Konto 55'' films which preceded ''The Great Outer Space Adventure'' are:
**'''''Konto 55: The Weakness of the Century''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 世紀の大弱点|Konto Gojūgogō Seiki no Daijakuten}}, released November 2, 1968
**'''''Konto 55: The Weakness of the Century''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 世紀の大弱点|Konto Gojūgo-gō: Seiki no Daijakuten}}, released November 2, 1968
**'''''Konto 55: The Weakness of Humanity''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 人類の大弱点|Konto Gojūgogō Jinrui no Daijakuten}}, released August 13, 1969
**'''''Konto 55: The Weakness of Humanity''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 人類の大弱点|Konto Gojūgo-gō: Jinrui no Daijakuten}}, released August 13, 1969
**'''''Konto 55: I Am the Grandson of the Grandson of a Ninja''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 俺は忍者の孫の孫|Konto Gojūgogō Ore wa Ninja no Mago no Mago}}, released October 10, 1969
**'''''Konto 55: I Am the Grandson of the Grandson of a Ninja''''' {{Nihongo|コント55号 俺は忍者の孫の孫|Konto Gojūgo-gō: Ore wa Ninja no Mago no Mago}}, released October 10, 1969
*Screenwriter James Miki would go on to reuse the name of the Pallad aliens in a sci-fi segment of the 1978 anthology film ''[[wikipedia:Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin|Pink Lady's Motion Picture]]''.
*Screenwriter James Miki would go on to reuse the name of the Pallad aliens in a sci-fi segment of the 1978 anthology film ''[[wikipedia:Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin|Pink Lady's Motion Picture]]''.
*The scenes of Planet Pallad's nuclear holocaust are composed entirely of stock footage from ''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'', ''The Crazy Adventure'',<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> ''[[The Last War]]'', ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' and ''[[Latitude Zero]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/konto55_outer_space.htm|title=Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure|work=[[Toho Kingdom]]|accessdate=28 February 2021}}</ref>
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/konto55_outer_space.htm ''Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure'' on Toho Kingdom]
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/konto55_outer_space.htm ''Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure'' on Toho Kingdom]
*[https://viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200c82bcb9bbb1ca543d919738e37908c06c0f72e145d715286c2b4691b758c2e324e88cf4dafa85049fa614c800ec2189f18d5e42c6cabbc31092ed5f1c1000c1208183c6fa35e25d0b454102ef13e38ce0bc684f932c692f3242216c9743c02004295ed5dc0ec5ce8fac1b7207bae7cec8373cc1fa6490ab283fd1364e53c5112c986ab060317669765c7161ca91436a16b2a596996 ''Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure'' on Toho's movie database]
*[https://viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200c82bcb9bbb1ca543d919738e37908c06c0f72e145d715286c2b4691b758c2e324e88cf4dafa85049fa614c800ec2189f18d5e42c6cabbc31092ed5f1c1000c1208183c6fa35e25d0b454102ef13e38ce0bc684f932c692f3242216c9743c02004295ed5dc0ec5ce8fac1b7207bae7cec8373cc1fa6490ab283fd1364e53c5112c986ab060317669765c7161ca91436a16b2a596996 ''Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure'' on the Toho Reference Room]
==References==
==References==
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Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969)

Konto 55: The Great
Outer Space Adventure
See alternate titles
The Japanese poster for Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Producer Kikumaru Okuda, Ryoji Asai,
Tadahiro Teramoto
Written by James Miki
Music by Kenjiro Hirose
Special
effects by 		Yoichi Manoda[1]
Production company Toho
Distributor Toho
Running time 72 minutes[2][3]
(1 hour, 12 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1[3]
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Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (コント55号 宇宙大冒険,   Konto Gojūgo-gō: Uchū Daibōken) is a 1969 tokusatsu science fiction comedy film directed by Jun Fukuda and written by James Miki, with special effects by Yoichi Manoda. Produced by Toho, it is the company's fourth and final film to star Japanese comedy duo Konto 55, and the only of the series to employ special effects techniques. It stars Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami of Konto 55 and Dankichi Tanku and Ganta Iwata of the companion group Konto 0, as well as Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Noriko Takahashi. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 10, 1969 as part of the winter Toho Champion Festival, alongside All Monsters Attack and the anime film Star of the Giants: Go, Go, Hyuma.[3]

Plot

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Staff

Main article: Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure/Credits.

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Jun Fukuda
  • Written by   James Miki
  • Executive producers   Kikumaru Okuda, Tadahiro Teramoto, Ryoji Asai
  • Music by   Kenjiro Hirose
  • Cinematography by   Yuzuru Aizawa
  • Edited by   Fumiko Ohashi
  • Production design by   Shigekazu Ikuno
  • First assistant director   Masayoshi Nemoto
  • Director of special effects   Yoichi Manoda[1]
  • First assistant director of special effects   Takeharu Ikebuchi

Cast

Main article: Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure/Credits.

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Kinichi Hagimoto   as   Keima "Sa" Sakamoto, Shinsengumi warrior
  • Jiro Sakagami   as   Kaku "Se" Serizawa, imperial samurai
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi   as   Dogma, alien from the planet Pallad
  • Noriko Takahashi   as   Kogiku, Kyoto geisha
  • Junzaburo Ban   as   Bluebeard, alien ruler
  • Oh Ranfan   as   Yang Guifei, Chinese consort
  • Emma Sugimoto   as   Cleopatra, Egyptian monarch
  • Maki Carrousel   as   Joan of Arc, French heroine
  • Yukako Honda   as   Marilyn Monroe, American actress
  • Keiko Sawai   as   Ono no Komachi, Japanese poet
  • Toru Yuri   as   Dr. Dodome, Palladian doctor
  • Bokuzen Hidari   as   Palladian military director
  • Sakae Umezu   as   Palladian physicist
  • Toshiaki Minami   as   Palladian government secretary
  • Dankichi Tanku   as   Palladian sociologist
  • Ganta Iwata   as   Palladian biologist
  • Toki Shiozawa   as   Palladian teacher
  • Keisuke Sagawa   as   Palladian TV commentator
  • Shigeru Tsujishi   as   man who sees UFO in Kyoto
  • Keiko Ozawa, Kinuyo Sado   as   Palladian protestors
  • Setsuko Kawaguchi   as   Palladian girl
  • Midori Uchiyama, Maki Wakayama   as   women walking in Ginza
  • Keiji Yanoma, Takao Zushi   as   protestors in Ginza

Appearances

Aliens

  • Palladians
    • Dogma
    • Dr. Dodome
  • Bluebeard

Weapons and vehicles

  • Palladian UFO
  • Palladian energy station
  • Kid's Meal satellite

Development

Production

The film's special effects were directed by Yoichi Manoda, who otherwise worked as a cameraman on movies like Ebirah, Horror of the Deep and Destroy All Monsters.[1]

The climax was comprised of stock footage from various prior Toho movies including The Last War, Dogora, The Crazy Adventure, and Latitude Zero.[2][3]

Gallery

Main article: Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure/Gallery.

Alternate titles

  • Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (alternate translation, used on Toho Kingdom)
  • Konto 55: The Great Space Adventure (alternate translation)
  • Konto 55: Space Adventure (alternate translation)

Video releases

Toho DVD (2006)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (mono)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: Audio commentary by Tsutomu Sekine
  • Notes: Re-released in 2014 for the Toho DVD Cinema Fanclub

Trivia

  • The other three Konto 55 films which preceded The Great Outer Space Adventure are:
    • Konto 55: The Weakness of the Century (コント55号 世紀の大弱点,   Konto Gojūgo-gō: Seiki no Daijakuten), released November 2, 1968
    • Konto 55: The Weakness of Humanity (コント55号 人類の大弱点,   Konto Gojūgo-gō: Jinrui no Daijakuten), released August 13, 1969
    • Konto 55: I Am the Grandson of the Grandson of a Ninja (コント55号 俺は忍者の孫の孫,   Konto Gojūgo-gō: Ore wa Ninja no Mago no Mago), released October 10, 1969
  • Screenwriter James Miki would go on to reuse the name of the Pallad aliens in a sci-fi segment of the 1978 anthology film Pink Lady's Motion Picture.

External links

References

This is a list of references for Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

Bibliography

  • Kawakita, Koichi; Sugita, Hiroki; Toya, Koichi; Kamatsu, Tadashi; Sasaki, Yu, eds. (1 January 1990). Encyclopedia of Godzilla. Gakken.
  • Nakamura, Satoshi (1997). "Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure". Japanese SFX and Fantasy Movies. Keibunsha. ISBN 4-7669-2706-0.
  • Nakamura, Satoshi; Shiraishi, Masahiko; Aita, Tetsuo; Tomoi, Taketo; Shimazaki, Jun; Maruyama, Takeshi; Shimizu, Toshifumi; Hayakawa, Masaru (29 November 2014). Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection. Kadokawa. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3.

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Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) image gallery

Image gallery for the film Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure.

Screenshots

  • Title card animation

    Title card animation

  • Title card

    Title card

Releases

Posters

  • Japanese Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure poster

    Japanese Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure poster

  • 1969 Toho Champion Festival signboard poster

    1969 Toho Champion Festival signboard poster

Video releases

  • Japanese Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure DVD cover

    Japanese Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure DVD cover

Merchandise

Theater program

  • 1969 Toho Champion Festival theater program cover

    1969 Toho Champion Festival theater program cover

  • Program back cover

    Program back cover

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Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) credits

The following is a transcript of the opening credits of Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure.

Produced by

Kikumaru Okuda
Tadahiro Teramoto
Ryoji Asai

Screenplay by

James Miki

Photography by

Yuzuru Aizawa

Art director

Shigekazu Ikuno

Sound recording by

Hideo Ushikubo

Lighting by

Kazuo Shimomura

Music by

Kenjiro Hirose

Assistant director

Masayoshi Nemoto

Edited by

Fumiko Ohashi

Processing by

Tokyo Laboratory

Mixing by

Echo Studios

Production manager

Hisayuki Murakami

Special effects by

Yoichi Manoda
Mutsumi Toshima
Katsuharu Kaneko
Kazunobu Sanpei
Shoji Ogawa
Takeharu Ikebuchi

In association with

Echo Co., Ltd.

Cast

Konto 55
Kinichi Hagimoto
Jiro Sakagami
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Noriko Takahashi
Toru Yuri
Bokuzen Hidari
Sakae Umezu
Toshiaki Minami
Maki Carrousel
Emma Sugimoto
Oh Ranfan
Yukako Honda
Toki Shiozawa
Keiko Sawai
Keisuke Sagawa
Keiji Yanoma
Takao Zushi
Shoji Abe
Konto 0
Dankichi Tanku
Ganta Iwata
Shinichiro Kamiki
Riki Harada
Haruo Kinoshita
Manabu Hirano
Kei Imai
Banjo Oura
Takanobu Kusunoki
Mika Katsuragi
Atsuko Erizu
Kikue Ono
Shigeru Tsuji
Keiko Ozawa
Hideko Ebata
Midori Uchiyama
Wakako Tanabe
Maki Wakayama
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Kinuyo Sado
Junzaburo Ban

Directed by

Jun Fukuda

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