Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster, known in Japan as Kaijū Daisensō (怪獣大戦争, lit. "Great Monster War"), is a 1965 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film in which aliens from Planet X request the use of Godzilla and Rodan to fight off King Ghidorah, but actually have a better use for the three monsters.

Directed by Ishirō Honda.  Written by Shinichi Sekizawa.

Controller of Planet X

• Our actions are controlled by electronic computers, not by human emotions. When that law is violated, the offender is eliminated.
• Fools! Our computers are always invincible. Adjust them to normal!

Dialogue

Controller of Planet X: We need an exterminator, one that would drive away King Ghidorah. We need from you Monster Zero 1 and Monster Zero 2, Godzilla and Rodan.

Astronaut K. Fuji: Are you serious?

Controller of Planet X: Of course. Deadly serious. King Ghidorah was driven from Earth only with the combined strengths of Godzilla and Rodan. Would you help us?

Astronaut K. Fuji: Well, your request is quite unusual. We do not know how to answer that.

Glenn: Plus, we did not know where Godzilla and Rodan are. If we did, how are we suppose to catch them and bring them here?

Cast

• Nick Adams — Astronaut Glenn
• Akira Takarada — Astronaut Fuji
• Kumi Mizuno — Namikawa
• Jun Tazaki — Dr. Sakurai
• Akira Kubo — Tetsuo Torii
• Keiko Sawai — Haruno Fuji
• Yoshio Tsuchiya — Controller of Planet X
• Takamaru Sasaki — Chairman of Earth Committee
• Gen Shimizu — Minister of Defense
• Yoshifumi Tajima — General
• Nadao Kirino — Military aide
• Kenzo Tabu — Commander from Planet X, Earth Unit
• Koji Uno — Namikawa's associate
• Somesho Matsumoto — Buddhist priest
• Haruo Nakajima — Godzilla
• Masaki Shinohara — Rodan
• Shoichi Hirose — King Ghidorah

Quotes about Invasion of Astro-Monster

• Not as popular as its two predecessors, the Daisenso-Godzilla featured a head slightly larger than that of the Mosugoji, with a round face and jaws. The body was thin and had no defined shape, appearing sack-like and unnatural. The fingers were not held apart like the Mosugoji but were grouped together, with the claws becoming less menacing; all following Godzilla suits until the 84 Godzilla would have this feature. On the plus side, the dorsal plates and the tail of the Daisenso-Godzilla were nicely detailed and the eyes were movable.
  • Robert Biondi, "The Evolution of Godzilla – G-Suit Variations Throughout the Monster King’s Twenty One Films", G-FAN #16 (July/August 1995)

External links

• Invasion of Astro-Monster quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• Invasion of Astro-Monster at Allmovie
• Invasion of Astro-Monster at Rotten Tomatoes
• 怪獣大戦争 (Kaijū Daisenso) (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.