Movie Cosmos - Invasion of Astro-Monster

Description:

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

Top Cast >

Nick Adams

As Astronaut F. Glenn

Akira Takarada

As Astronaut K. Fuji

Keiko Sawai

As Haruno Fuji

Kumi Mizuno

As Miss Namikawa

Jun Tazaki

As Dr. Sakurai

Akira Kubo

As Tetsuo Teri

Yoshio Tsuchiya

As Controller of Planet X

Takamaru Sasaki

As Chairman of Earth Committee

Gen Shimizu

As Minister of Defense

Kenzō Tabu

As Commander from Planet X

Yoshibumi Tajima

As General

Haruo Nakajima

As Godzilla

Masaki Shinohara

As Rodan

Shōichi Hirose

As King Ghidorah

Gorō Naya

As Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)

Toki Shiozawa

As Tetsuo's Mother

Nadao Kirino

As Military Aide

Kôji Uno

As Namikawa's Associate

Tōru Ibuki

As Xian

Kazuo Suzuki

As Xian

Fuyuki Murakami

As Councilman

Noriko Sengoku

As Female Delegate

Someshō Matsumoto

As Buddhist Priest

Kamayuki Tsubono

As Councilman

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

As Official

Rinsaku Ogata

As Scientist

Masaaki Tachibana

As Scientist

Yutaka Oka

As Reporter

Saburô Iketani

As News Reader

Yoshizo Tatake

As Xian

Mitsuo Tsuda

As Xian

Ryôji Shimizu

As Xian

Minoru Itō

As Xian

Takuzō Kumagai

As Xian

Tadashi Okabe

As Reporter

Hideki Furukawa

As Xian

Top Crew >

Ishirō Honda

Director

Shinichi Sekizawa

Screenplay

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Takeo Kita

Production Design, Art Direction

Koji Hashimoto

Assistant Director

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director

Haruo Nakajima

Stunt Coordinator

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects, Visual Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Director

Henry G. Saperstein

Executive Producer

Reuben Bercovitch

Executive Producer

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Seishichi Kojima

Lighting Technician

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Ryôhei Fujii

Editor

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Fumio Nakadai

Special Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography

Hisashi Shimonaga

Music Arranger

Tadashi Koike

Production Manager

Wataru Konuma

Sound Recordist

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sound Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Compositing Artist

Masao Suzuki

Production Manager

Kuichirô Kishida

Lighting Technician, VFX Lighting Artist

Motoyoshi Tomioka

VFX Director of Photography, Special Effects

Koji Kajita

First Assistant Director

Reviews:

John Chard (8/10)

We need from you Monster Zero 1 and Monster Zero 2, Godzilla and Rodan.

It's one of those Godzilla movies where you fully understand why some fans of the "Zilla" series positively dislike it. The big atomic lizard is only a bit part player here, and when push comes to shove the monster mayhem is in short supply, which considering we also have Ghidorah and Rodan in the mix is for sure a bit of a waste. Yet this is one of the better sequels from Toho's original wave, it quite literally has all the ingredients that made "Zilla" and the off-shoots so iconic.

We are in live action cartoon territory, a sci-fi story of bonkers proportions yet engrossing all the same. The joyous model work synonymous with the series remains intact, the cardboard sets being obliterated are still fun to watch, and the divisive sight of "Zilla" doing the "shay" dance is in here whether you like it or not. More fun, though, is watching "Zilla" boxing the three headed Ghidorah, now that is comedy gold, if only the moody lizard had gone southpaw a bit earlier then saving the world could have been achieved quicker.

Great fun, could have been better from a monster point of view? Yes, definitely, but this be a nutty fruitcake production from Toho and amen to that. 8/10

2015-05-24