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Invasion of the Neptune Men
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Invasion of the Neptune Men 1961 Directed by Koji Ota 宇宙快速船

Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana has a secret identity as the superhero "Iron Sharp" and is well beloved by children. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens, Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. The resourceful Tachibana helps develop an electric barrier to block the aliens from coming to the Earth. After several losses by the aliens, they announce that they will invade the Earth, throwing the world into a state of panic.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Production Company Toei Company
Release Date 19 July 1961
74 mins
Cast
Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Shinjirō Ehara
Shinjirō Ehara
Ryuko Mizukami
Ryuko Mizukami Tanigawa Yoko
Mitsue Komiya
Mitsue Komiya
Seiichirō Kameishi
Seiichirō Kameishi
Shiro Okamoto
Shiro Okamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto Tanigawa Hiroshi
Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda
Ken Sudo
Ken Sudo
Junji Masuda
Junji Masuda
Koji Sahara
Koji Sahara Garrison Chief Mikami
Harold Conway
Harold Conway Washington Broadcast Station Chief
Yuji Kitamine
Yuji Kitamine
Tadashi Minamikawa
Tadashi Minamikawa
Kōji Sekiyama
Kōji Sekiyama
Gōzō Sōma
Gōzō Sōma
Akikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa
Masazumi Okabe
Masazumi Okabe
Shirō Ōki
Shirō Ōki
Jo Moriya
Jo Moriya
Kosaku Okano
Kosaku Okano
Kenji Todoroki
Kenji Todoroki
Kenji Miyako
Kenji Miyako
Akira Katayama
Akira Katayama
Crew
Director
Koji Ota
Koji Ota
Writer
Shin Morita
Shin Morita
Cinematography
Shizuka Fujii
Shizuka Fujii
Composer
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Writer
Akihiro Watanabe
Akihiro Watanabe
Art Direction
Keigo Shimozawa
Keigo Shimozawa
Lighting
Toshiaki Morisawa
Toshiaki Morisawa
Assistant Director
Junya Satō
Junya Satō