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Battle in Outer Space poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.0 / 100
1959·Sci-Fi / Science Fiction / Action·1h 30m

BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE

“Will the Earth be reduced to space dust? A giant battle unfolds on the other side of the moon!”

In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.

Above the Line
Ishirô Honda·DirectorShinichi Sekizawa·ScreenplayJōjirō Okami·StoryHajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographyAkira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerKazuji Taira·Editor
Cast
Koreya Senda·Professor AdachiRyō Ikebe·Major Ichiro KatsumiyaKyōko Anzai·Etsuko ShiraishiYoshio Tsuchiya·IwomuraLeonard Stanford·Dr. Roger RichardsonHarold Conway·Dr. ImmermanHisaya Ito·KogureMinoru Takada·The CommanderNadao Kirino·Gravity ManFuyuki Murakami·Inspector Iriake
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 2
Ishirō Honda·DirectorKoji Kajita·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Shinichi Sekizawa·ScreenplayJōjirō Okami·Story
Camera· 2
Hajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographySadamasa Arikawa·Visual Effects Camera
Editing· 1
Kazuji Taira·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Akira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerYosaku Suma·Original Music ComposerChôshichirô Mikami·Sound RecordistMasanobu Miyazaki·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Teruaki Abe·Production DesignTeruaki Abe·Art Direction
Production· 2
Tomoyuki Tanaka·ProducerYasuaki Sakamoto·Production Manager
Other Departments· 9
Eiji Tsuburaya·Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya·Visual Effects DirectorMasakatsu Asai·Special EffectsRokuro Ishikawa·Lighting TechnicianShuzaburo Araki·Visual EffectsAkira Watanabe·Visual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida·Lighting TechnicianHiroshi Mukoyama·Visual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
66.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Battle in Outer Space's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000033
#336666
#CC0000
Mood
Action Packed, Adventurous
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster depicts a vibrant space battle scene with multiple spacecraft in the upper half and a lunar landscape with rockets and astronauts in the lower half. ”

sci-fiaction
Key Elements
Space StationFighter JetsRocketsAstronautsRifleMoon Craters
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Space
Design Score
7/10
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