Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) - Credits and Details

Invasion Of Astro-Monster Credits and Details

Directed by
	Ishirô Honda	...	as Inoshirô Honda
Written by
	Shin'ichi Sekizawa
Cast
	Nick Adams	...	Astronaut Glenn Amer (as Nikku Adamusu)
	Akira Takarada	...	Astronaut K. Fuji
	Jun Tazaki	...	Dr. Sakurai
	Akira Kubo	...	Tetsuo Teri
	Kumi Mizuno	...	Miss Namikawa
	Keiko Sawai	...	Haruno Fuji
	Yoshio Tsuchiya	...	Controller of Planet X
	Takamaru Sasaki	...	Chairman of Earth Committee
	Gen Shimizu	...	Minister of Defense
	Kenzô Tabu	...	Commander from Planet X
	Yoshifumi Tajima	...	General
	Nadao Kirino	...	Military Aide
	Kôji Uno	...	Namikawa's Associate
	Tôru Ibuki	...	Xian
	Kazuo Suzuki	...	Xian
	Fuyuki Murakami	...	Councilman
	Noriko Sengoku	...	Female Delegate
	Someshô Matsumoto	...	Buddhist Priest
	Kamayuki Tsubono	...	Councilman / Reporter
	Toki Shiozawa	...	Minister
	Yasuhisa Tsutsumi	...	Official
	Rinsaku Ogata	...	Soldier
	Masaaki Tachibana	...	Space Science Bureau Officer
	Yutaka Oka	...	Reporter
	Saburô Iketani	...	News Reader
	Yoshizo Tatake	...	Xian
	Mitsuo Tsuda	...	Self Defense Force Soldier
	Hideki Furukawa	...	Xian
	Ryôji Shimizu	...	Xian
	Minoru Itô	...	Xian
	Takuzô Kumagai	...	Xian
	Tadashi Okabe	...	Space Bureau Officer / Reporter
	Haruo Nakajima	...	Gojira
	Masaki Shinohara	...	Radon
	Shôichi Hirose	...	Kingugidora
	Marvin Miller	...	Fuji (English version), (voice)
	Gorô Naya	...	Councilman (voice)
Uncredited Cast
	Hiroshi Akitsu	...	Defense Corps Executive
	Peter Fernandez	...	Tetsuo (voice)
	Bin Furuya	...	Planet X Alien
	Kazuo Hinata	...	Space Bureau Staff Member
	Yoshio Katsube	...	Sekai Kyoikusha Employee (Planet X Alien)
	Shigeo Katô	...	JSDF member
	Eisaburo Komatsu	...	Space Bureau Official / Diet Audience Member
	Akio Kusama	...	Government Official
	Keiji Sakakida	...	Government official
	Haruya Sakamoto	...	Self Defense Force Personnel
	Kôichi Satô	...	Space Bureau Officer / Self-Defense Force Member
	Junnosuke Suda	...	Official
	Sôji Ubukata	...	Government Official
	Akira Wakamatsu	...	Xian
	Osman Yusuf	...	Restaurant patron
Produced by
	Reuben Bercovitch	...	executive producer
	Henry G. Saperstein	...	executive producer
	Tomoyuki Tanaka	...	producer
Original Music by
	Akira Ifukube
Special Effects by
	Kaimai Eizo	...	special effects
	Tadashi Koike	...	special effects production manager
	Fumio Nakadai	...	special effects wire work
	Teruyoshi Nakano	...	chief assistant director of special effects
	Masao Suzuki	...	special effects production manager
	Eiji Tsuburaya	...	special effects director
	Akira Watanabe	...	special effects art director
Visual Effects by
	Sadamasa Arikawa	...	special effects cameraman
	Sadao Iizuda	...	special effects opticals
	Sadao Iizuka	...	visual effects
	Kyuichirô Kishida	...	special effects lighting
	Yukio Manoda	...	special effects cameraman
	Hiroshi Mukoyama	...	special effects opticals
	Sokei Tomioka	...	special effects cameraman
Stunts
	Haruo Nakajima	...	special effects stunt choreography

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 19, 1965
Theatrical Release:	July 29, 1970
DVD Release:	February 23, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	October 29, 2019
Countries:
Distributor:	The Criterion Collection
Websites:

Ratings
6.1 / 10	6.2 / 10

Alternate Titles
Battle Of The Astros
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
Invasion Of Planet X
Kaijû Daisensô
Monster Zero
The Great Monster War
War Of The Monsters

Production Companies
Toho
United Productions of America (UPA)

Distributors
Maron Films (1970) (United States) (dubbed) (theatrical)
Simitar Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Simitar Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
Essex Pictures Company (1973) (United States)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
The Criterion Collection (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
Lake Myojin, Kochi, Japan

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