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|dt          =''Latitude Zero'' (1969)
|dt          =''Latitude Zero'' (1969)
|jp-title    =''Latitude 0 Great Operation'' (1969)
|jp-title    =''Latitude 0 Great Operation'' (1969)
|producer    =Don Sharpe,<br>[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|producer    =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], Don Sharpe
|director    =[[Ishiro Honda]]
|director    =[[Ishiro Honda]]
|writer      =Warren Lewis,<br>[[Shinichi Sekizawa]],<br>Ted Sherdeman
|writer      =Ted Sherdeman {{Small|(Story and screenplay)}}, [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] {{Small|(Screenplay Adviser)}}, Warren Lewis {{Small|(Creative Adviser)}}
|composer    =[[Akira Ifukube]]
|composer    =[[Akira Ifukube]]
|distributor =[[Toho]] {{sup|[[Japan|JP]]|}}<br>National General Pictures {{sup|[[United States|US]]}}
|distributor =[[Toho]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]|}},<br>National General Pictures {{sup|[[United States|US]]}}
|rating      =G
|rating      =G
|budget      =¥289,000,000<ref name="Honda">{{cite book|title=Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film |author=Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzizewski |date=2017 |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |page=250 |isbn=9780819577412}}</ref>
|budget      =¥289,000,000<ref name="Honda">{{cite book|title=Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film |author=Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzizewski |date=2017 |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |page=250 |isbn=9780819577412}}</ref>
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{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=[[Ishiro Honda]]
|Directed by=[[Ishiro Honda]]
|Written by=Warren Lewis, [[Shinichi Sekizawa]], and Ted Sherdeman
|Written by=Ted Sherdeman, [[Shinichi Sekizawa]], Warren Lewis
|Produced by=Don Sharpe, and [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|Produced by=[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|Executive Producing by=Don Sharpe
|Music by=[[Akira Ifukube]]
|Music by=[[Akira Ifukube]]
|Cinematography by=Taiichi Kankura
|Cinematography by=Taiichi Kankura
|Edited by=Ume Takeda
|Edited by=Ume Takeda
|Assistant Directing by=[[Koji Hashimoto]], Yasuaki Sakamoto, and Seiji Tani
|Production Design by=Takeo Kita
|Special Effects by=Yukio Manoda, Fumio Nakadi, [[Teruyoshi Nakano]], and [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
|Assistant Directing by=Seiji Tani
|Special Effects by=[[Motoyoshi Tomioka]], Yoichi Manoda, Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, [[Yasuyuki Inoue]], Funyoshi Hara, Fumio Nakashiro, [[Teruyoshi Nakano]], [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
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|Mari Nakayama|Tsuruko Okada
|Mari Nakayama|Tsuruko Okada
|[[Akihiko Hirata]]|Dr. Sugata
|[[Akihiko Hirata]]|Dr. Sugata
|Wataru Ômae|Advisor
|Wataru Omae|Advisor
|Hikaru Kuroki|Captain Kroiga
|Hikaru Kuroki|Captain Kroiga
|Linda Haynes|Dr. Anne Barton
|Linda Haynes|Dr. Anne Barton
|[[Susumu Kurobe]]|Chin
|[[Susumu Kurobe]]|Chin
|Burr Middleton|Additional Voices
|Burr Middleton|Additional voices
|[[Haruo Nakajima]]|[[Bat Men|Bat Man]] / [[Giant Rat]] / [[Griffon]]
|[[Haruo Nakajima]]|[[Bat Men|Bat Man]] / [[Giant Rat]] / [[Griffon]]
|[[Hiroshi Sekita]]|[[Bat Men|Bat Man]] / Seaman
|[[Hiroshi Sekita]]|[[Bat Men|Bat Man]] / Seaman
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Weapons, Vehicles, Races===
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*[[Alpha]]
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*[[Black Shark]]
===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Giant Rat|Giant Rats]]
*[[Giant Rat|Giant Rats]]
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*[[Condor|Giant Condor]]
*[[Condor|Giant Condor]]
*[[Griffon]]
*[[Griffon]]
{{Col-2}}
===Weapons, Vehicles, Races===
*''[[Alpha]]''
*''[[Black Shark]]''
{{Col-end}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Latitude Zero/Gallery}}
{{Main|Latitude Zero/Gallery}}
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Though ''Latitude Zero'' is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.
Though ''Latitude Zero'' is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Geg9JJ1OyJs</youtube>|German ''Latitude Zero'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Geg9JJ1OyJs</youtube>|German ''Latitude Zero'' trailer}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Little is known about the radio show ''Latitude Zero'' was based on, but a 1941 ''TIME'' article states that the protagonist and antagonist were always [[Craig McKenzie|Captain Craig McKenzie]] and [[Malic]], the ''[[Alpha]]'' was called the Omega, and a [[griffon]] appeared in at least one episode.<ref name="TIME">[http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/9583#.WIyXm301CQs Latitude Zero (1969)]</ref>
*Little is known about the radio show ''Latitude Zero'' was based on, but a 1941 ''TIME'' article states that the protagonist and antagonist were always [[Craig McKenzie|Captain Craig McKenzie]] and [[Malic]], the ''[[Alpha]]'' was called the Omega, and a [[griffon]] appeared in at least one episode.<ref name="TIME">[http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/9583#.WIyXm301CQs Latitude Zero (1969)]</ref>

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Latitude Zero
The Japanese poster for Latitude Zero
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Latitude 0 Great Operation (1969)
See alternate titles
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, Don Sharpe
Written by Ted Sherdeman (Story and screenplay), Shinichi Sekizawa (Screenplay Adviser), Warren Lewis (Creative Adviser)
Music by Akira Ifukube
Distributor TohoJP,
National General Pictures US
Rating G
Budget ¥289,000,000[1]
Box office ¥170,000,000[2]
Running time 89 minutesJP
(1 hour, 29 minutes)
98 minutesUS
(1 hour, 38 minutes)
105 minutesIntl
(1 hour, 45 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1
“
Discover the incredible world of tomorrow... 15 miles straight down at Latitude Zero
„ 

— Tagline

Latitude Zero (緯度０ (ゼロ)大作戦,   Ido Zero Daisakusen, lit. Latitude 0 Great Operation) is a 1969 tokusatsu science fiction film produced by Toho and based on the radio serial Latitude Zero created by Ted Sherdeman.

Plot

After Dr. Ken Tashiro, Dr. Jules Masson, and Perry Lawton get trapped in a bathysphere due to seismic activity, they are rescued by the crew of the Alpha, a supersubmarine that was launched in the early 19th century. They are greeted by the ship's captain, Craig McKenzie, whom they learn is over 200 years old. McKenzie takes the men to Latitude Zero, an underground paradise located at the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line.

In Latitude Zero, gold and diamonds are plentiful, the inhabitants are peaceful, nobody ages or dies, and everyone lives in peace and harmony. But, McKenzie's rival Malic (who is also over 200 years old) doesn't feel the same way as Latitude Zero's inhabitants. Malic wishes to destroy it using everything he can conjure.

Of all the visitors to Latitude Zero, only Perry Lawton, a journalist, wishes to return home. He was picked up by a US Navy vessel and is left with two men who look identical to Captain McKenzie and Malic and insist their names are Commander Glenn McKenzie and Lieutenant Hastings. Confused at why the two men who look identical to McKenzie and Malic are acting so friendly toward each other, Lawton discovers his film is ruined and when he opens the pouch where he placed his complimentary diamonds, he finds tobacco. Just as he is about to resign himself to the fact that his adventure never occurred, the ship is wired a message stating that a cache of diamonds has been deposited in his name in a safe deposit box in New York City.

Staff

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

Cast

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

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, Races

Gallery

Main article: Latitude Zero/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Latitude Zero (Soundtrack).

Alternate Titles

  • Latitude 0 Great Operation (Literal Japanese Title)
    • Great Undersea War: Latitude 0 Great Operation (海底大戦争 緯度０大作戦,   Kaitei Daisensō Ido Zero Daisakusen, Toho Champion Festival Title)
    • Great Undersea War —Latitude Zero— (海底大戦争－緯度ゼロ－,   Kaitei Daisensō Ido Zero, Production title; third draft)[3]
  • U 4000: Panic in the Deep Sea (U 4000: Panik in der Tiefsee, Germany)
  • Where the World Ends (Donde el mundo termina, Spain)

Video Releases

Tokyo Shock DVD (2007)

Though Latitude Zero is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.

Videos

Japanese Latitude Zero trailer
Japanese Latitude Zero newsflash/special announcement
International Latitude Zero trailer
American Latitude Zero trailer
American Latitude Zero TV trailers
German Latitude Zero trailer

Trivia

  • Little is known about the radio show Latitude Zero was based on, but a 1941 TIME article states that the protagonist and antagonist were always Captain Craig McKenzie and Malic, the Alpha was called the Omega, and a griffon appeared in at least one episode.[4]
  • Unlike other 1960's Toho productions starring American actors, Latitude Zero was filmed entirely in English. Even the Japanese actors, including Akira Takarada and Akihiko Hirata, deliver all of their lines in English.

External Links

References

This is a list of references for Latitude Zero. 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]

  1. ↑ Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzizewski (2017). Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film. Wesleyan University Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780819577412.
  2. ↑ Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzizewski (2017). Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film. Wesleyan University Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780819577412.
  3. ↑ Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. 28 September 2012. p. 128. ISBN 4-864-91013-8. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ Latitude Zero (1969)

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