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Science FictionHorror

The X from Outer Space

- Mankind threatened by a deadly nucleus from the vast void of space

The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.

Release Date : 1967-03-25

Language :MandarinEnglishHindiJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Shochiku

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : The X from Outer Space

Cast

Shunya Wazaki

Character Name : Capt. Sano

Original Name : 和崎俊哉

Gender : Male

Itoko Harada

Character Name : Michiko

Original Name : 原田糸子

Gender : Female

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Character Name : Miyamoto

Original Name : 柳澤愼一

Gender : Male

Keisuke Sonoi

Character Name : Dr. Shioda

Original Name : 園井啓介

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Fujioka

Character Name :

Original Name : 藤岡弘、

Gender : Male

Eiji Okada

Character Name : Dr. Kato

Original Name : 岡田英次

Gender : Male

Peggy Neal

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Peggy Neal

Gender : Female

Franz Gruber

Character Name : Dr. Berman

Original Name : Franz Gruber

Gender : Male

Mike Daneen

Character Name : Stein

Original Name : Mike Daneen

Gender : Male

Ryuji Kita

Character Name :

Original Name : 北竜二

Gender : Male

Takanobu Hozumi

Character Name :

Original Name : 穂積隆信

Gender : Male

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Character Name :

Original Name : Toshiyuki Watanabe

Gender : Male

Torahiko Hamada

Character Name :

Original Name : 浜田寅彦

Gender : Male

Mitsuru Ooya

Character Name :

Original Name : Mitsuru Ooya

Gender : Male

Daisuke Nakako

Character Name :

Original Name : Daisuke Nakako

Gender : Male

Teruo Sudo

Character Name :

Original Name : Teruo Sudo

Gender : Male

Sōnosuke Oda

Character Name :

Original Name : Sōnosuke Oda

Gender : Male

Jun Kashima

Character Name :

Original Name : 加島潤

Gender : Male

Koji Nakata

Character Name :

Original Name : Koji Nakata

Gender : Male

Kathy Horan

Character Name :

Original Name : キャシー・ホーラン

Gender : Female

Kamon Kawamura

Character Name :

Original Name : 川村禾門

Gender : Male

Hideaki Komori

Character Name :

Original Name : Hideaki Komori

Gender : Male

Jun Yamanaka

Character Name :

Original Name : Jun Yamanaka

Gender : Male

Shuichi Oki

Character Name :

Original Name : Shuichi Oki

Gender : Male

Kenji Sonoda

Character Name :

Original Name : Kenji Sonoda

Gender : Male

Hideki Kato

Character Name :

Original Name : Hideki Kato

Gender : Male

Terumitsu Kawashima

Character Name :

Original Name : Terumitsu Kawashima

Gender : Male

Teruko Higa

Character Name :

Original Name : Teruko Higa

Gender : Female

Etsuko Fukayama

Character Name :

Original Name : Etsuko Fukayama

Gender : Male

Yoshino Tani

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : 谷よしの

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-28

Reports of unidentified flying objects near Mars intrigues the Japanese based "FAFC" which decides to send a ship to investigate. The American and Japanese crew do, indeed, encounter what one describes as a "giant fried egg" before landing on the planet and discovering what looks like a breakfast roll. Rudimentary tests suggests it's inert, and they decide to bring it home for further investigation. Now there's their first mistake... Once back home and in the lab, our baking starts to, well, hatch - and what emerges is a monster that feeds on energy. It doesn't care how it gets it, or who or what gets in the way and so is soon rampaging through the obviously cardboard sets of cities and industrial complexes growing ever larger by the charge. Can the boffins find a way to stop it before it reaches an huge nuclear power plant and consumes the entire nation? The beastie itself has something of Egyptian mythology to it - the head of a snail, then some chicken, then some lizard - with bulging eyes and it can breathe fire! The acting and dialogue? Well both are bland and forgettable, but they don't really matter. This is all about the perfectly acceptable gizmo/gadget effects, some warplanes and missiles on piano wire, plenty of mini-pyrotechnics and, of course, a creation straight out of "Dr. Who". No, it's not good. It's far too long and you will never remember watching it, but if you like this kind of cheap and cheerful sci-fi horror, then you ought to enjoy it - just aim low.