Invasion of Astro-Monster
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.
Director(s)
Ishirō Honda
Koji Hashimoto
Koji Kajita
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Reviews
John Chard
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
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Invasion of Astro-Monster FAQs
The directors of Invasion of Astro-Monster are Ishirō Honda, Koji Hashimoto, and Koji Kajita.
The cast of Invasion of Astro-Monster includes Noriko Sengoku as Female Delegate, Akira Takarada as Astronaut K. Fuji, Kumi Mizuno as Miss Namikawa, Jun Tazaki as Dr. Sakurai, Tōru Ibuki as Xian, Shōichi Hirose as King Ghidorah, Kazuo Suzuki as Xian, Tadashi Okabe as Reporter, Rinsaku Ogata as Scientist, Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Yoshio Tsuchiya as Controller of Planet X, Yoshibumi Tajima as General, and more.
The duration of Invasion of Astro-Monster is 1h 36 mins.
Invasion of Astro-Monster was released on 19 Dec 1965.
Invasion of Astro-Monster is listed under Science Fiction and Action on Fanbiz.
Invasion of Astro-Monster has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 posit..."
