Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Attack from Space (1965)

A hilarious compilation of two Japanese sci-fi TV serials. Starman (Ken Utsui) in his rather unflattering outfit is sent to Earth to warn them of the evil Sappharians and their plans to conquer Earth and/or the Universe. Meanwhile Dr Yamanaka (Hiroshi Hayashi) has built a spaceship but before he can use it he is captured (along with his children) by Sappharian agents.

The prisoners are taken to the Sappharian super secret base. Starman seems to end up in flames after being blown up by missiles, then various sites on Earth are blown up. Can Starman make a dramatic entrance to save the Earth?

As with all condensed versions of serials the storyline is rather confusing and disjointed with the frequent cliff hangers. The Sappharians, who are rather Nazi like even down to the salute, are rather useless. In one ridiculous scene a whole bunch of them are defeated by a teenage girl. 

Starman fights and defeats an entire army of the bad guys in what must be one of the longest single fight scenes in history. Campy nonsense for sure but a lot of fun.