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Message from Space

1978 · 105 min

A colorful, earnest space adventure with campy charm and brisk action, evoking old-fashioned serials.

Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science fiction
Tagline
Where fantasies are real & reality is fantastic.
Overview
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.

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Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science fiction
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • found family
Places
  • space
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour4
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Written by
Hirō Matsuda
Starring
Vic Morrow, Sonny Chiba, Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan, Etsuko Shihomi, Tetsuro Tamba, Mikio Narita, Makoto Satō
Music
Ken'ichirō Morioka
Cinematography
Tôru Nakajima
Runtime
105 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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