Warning from Space (1956)
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Warning from Space (宇宙人東京に現わる is a Uchūjin Tokyo ni Arawaru, lit. Spacemen Appear in Tokyo)1956 tokusatsu science-fiction film produced by Daiei. It was released to Japanese theaters on January 27, 1956, becoming the country's first science-fiction film in color.
Plot
When a rogue planet threatens to collide with Earth, a race of aliens must find a way to warn humanity before it is too late.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Koji Shima
- Written by Hideo Oguni (screenplay), Gentaro Nakajima (novel)
- Produced by Masaichi Nagata
- Music by Seitaro Omori
- Cinematography by Kimio Watanabe
- Edited by Toyo Suzuki
- Special Effects by Kenmei Yuasa
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Keizo Kawasaki as Dr. Toru Itsobe
- Toyomi Karita as Ginko
- Bin Yagisawa as Pairan No. 2
- Shozo Nanbu as Elderly Dr. Toru Itsobe
- Bontaro Miake as Dr. Kamura
- Mieko Nagai as Taeko Kamura
- Kiyoko Hirai as Mrs. Matsuda
- Isao Yamagata as Dr. Matsuda
- Gai Harada as
- Yuzo Hayakawa as Policeman
- Kanji Kawahara as Dr. Takashima
- Sachiko Meguro as Mrs. Tokuko Isobe
- Toshiyuki Obara as News Reporter Hideno
- Fumiko Okamura as Madam Ohana
- Shiko Saito as Mystery Man
- Koh Sugita as News Reporter
- Tetsuya Watanabe as Sankichi
Titra Sound Studios English Dub
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
Appearances
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
Gallery
- Main article: Warning from Space/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Warning from Space (Soundtrack).
Alternate Titles
- Spacemen Appear in Tokyo (literal Japanese title)
- Uchujin Tokyo Ni Arawaru (English Japanese Blu-ray title)
- Assault to the Earth (Asalto a la Tierra; Spain)
- The Mysterious Sattelite (Le Satellite Mystérieux; France)
- The Cosmic Man Appears in Tokyo (United States)
- Unknown Satellite Over Tokyo (United States)
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - January 27, 1956
- Spain - November 11, 1957; May 16, 1970
- Great Britain - May 1958 [3]
- France
Video Releases
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
Kadokawa Blu-ray + DVD (2019)
- Region: A
- Discs: 2
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special Features: Trailer, reprinted press sheet
- Notes: To be released on July 5, 2019
In the United States, Warning from Space is in the public domain, and the English-dubbed version has been released by too many companies to list completely, including Alpha Video, Digiview Entertainment, Miracle Pictures, and AFA Entertainment.
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Trivia
- Despite being benevolent characters in the film, the Pairans are depicted as giant rampaging monsters in some posters for the film.
- A giant Pairan alien made a brief appearance in the 1995 manga Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera, where it helped to guide Gamera through space.
References
This is a list of references for Warning from Space. 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]
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