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Invasion of the Neptune Men is a film of genre Science fiction released in USA on 1 january 1961 with Sonny Chiba
Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1961
Length 1h14
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Musical films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Rating22%
Invasion of the Neptune Men (宇宙快速船, Uchū Kaisokusen) is a 1961 superhero film produced by Toei Company Ltd.. The film stars Sonny Chiba in his second feature film.
The film was released in 1961 in Japan and was later released in the United State on television. In 1998, the film was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana, has a secret identity as superhero "Iron Sharp" (changed to "Space Chief" in the English dub) and has many children as friends. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens ("Neptune Men" in English), Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. Tachibana is also resourceful, as he helps develop an electric barrier to block the aliens from coming to the Earth. After several losses by the aliens, they announce that they will invade the Earth, throwing the world into a state of panic. As they invade the aliens destroy entire cities with their mothership and smaller fighters. Iron Sharp destroys multiple enemy ships and Japan fires a nuclear missile at the mothership, destroying it.Actors
Sonny Chiba
(Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief)
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