Battle in Outer Space (1959) is a Toho classic I recently watched on a random streaming site. The storyline follows invaders that have taken over the moon and plan to invade Earth next. As they begin arriving the world realizes they cannot wait for an invasion and need to take the fight to the aliens. A spaceship is sent to the moon to destroy the alien base and send them crawling back home.
This movie is directed by Ishirô Honda (Godzilla, 1954) and stars Ryô Ikebe (Pale Flower), Koreya Senda (The H Man), Hisaya Itô (Destroy All Monsters), Yoshio Tsuchiya (Yojimbo) and Ikio Sawamura (The Hidden Fortress).
The science explanations in this always crack me up as they explain what's happening and how to defeat it. The models are always awesome - the moon landscape, the saucers, the attack scenes and destruction are all entertaining and well done. The Ray guns were excellent. They did a really great job with everything.
Overall this is another well done science fiction gem by Honda. I would score this a 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend seeing it.
This movie is directed by Ishirô Honda (Godzilla, 1954) and stars Ryô Ikebe (Pale Flower), Koreya Senda (The H Man), Hisaya Itô (Destroy All Monsters), Yoshio Tsuchiya (Yojimbo) and Ikio Sawamura (The Hidden Fortress).
The science explanations in this always crack me up as they explain what's happening and how to defeat it. The models are always awesome - the moon landscape, the saucers, the attack scenes and destruction are all entertaining and well done. The Ray guns were excellent. They did a really great job with everything.
Overall this is another well done science fiction gem by Honda. I would score this a 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend seeing it.