The X from Outer Space
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Directed by | Kazui Nihonmatsu |
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Produced by | Wataru Nakajima[1] |
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Edited by | Yoshi Sugihara[1] |
Music by | Taku Izumi[1] |
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Running time | 89 minutes[3] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The X from Outer Space (宇宙大怪獣ギララ, Uchū Daikaijū Girara, lit. 'Cosmic Giant Monster Guilala') is a 1967 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu, and stars Eiji Okada and Toshiya Wazaki.[1]
Guilala returned in a 2008 Shochiku sequel (of sorts) called Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit.
Plot
The spaceship AAB Gamma is dispatched from
The spore is accidentally exposed to acid, and grows into a giant, lizard-like creature that is named "Guilala". It continues to feed on any kind of energy source, and grows bigger and more powerful. The monster begins a reign of destruction through Tokyo. It spits fireballs, feeds on nuclear fuel, turns into a flaming orb to travel great distances by air in mere minutes, and destroys all aircraft and tanks in its path. Guilala is finally defeated by
Cast
- Toshiya Wazaki as Captain K. Sano
- Itoko Harada as Michiko Taki
- Shinichi Yanagisawa as H. Miyamoto
- Eiji Okada as Dr. Kato
- Peggy Neal as Lisa Schneider (Japanese voice actor: Reiko Mutō)[4]
- Franz Gruber as Dr. Berman (Japanese voice actor: Tamio Ōki)[4]
- Mike Daneen as Dr. Stein (Japanese voice actor: Teiji Ōmiya)[4]
- Keisuke Sonoi as Dr. M. Shioda
- Torahiko Hamada as Mr. Kimura
- Hiroshi Fujioka as Moon base worker
- Yuichi Okada as Guilala
Release
The X From Outer Space was released in Japan on 25 March 1967.
The Criterion Collection released The X from Outer Space on DVD through their Eclipse label in a boxed set entitled When Horror Came to Shochiku (which also includes Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell, The Living Skeleton and Genocide[6]). This DVD set offers both an English subtitled and a dubbed version of the film.[7][8] This boxed set was released on November 20, 2012.[9]
Reception
Film historian Chuck Stephens described the film as having "a well-deserved reputation as one of the silliest and, as a consequence, most beloved rubber-suit monster movies ever made".
See also
- Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
- List of Japanese films of 1967
- List of science fiction films of the 1960s
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f "The X from Outer Space". Criterion Collection. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV 1994, p. 325.
- ^ Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 325.
- ^ a b c JTNEWS. "宇宙大怪獣ギララのシネマレビュー、評価、クチコミ、感想です。". みんなのシネマレビュー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 445.
- Criterion Collection. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ISSN 0009-7004.
- DVDTalk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "The X From Outer Space (1967)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Stephens, Chuck. "Eclipse Series 37: When Horror Came to Shochiku". Criterion Collection. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- Sight & Sound. Vol. 23, no. 1. British Film Institute. p. 118.
- ^ Erickson, Glenn. "When Horror Came to Shochiku". DVD Talk. MH Sub I, LLC. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ Thompson, Nathaniel. "The X from Outer Space (1967) - Turner Classic Movies". Turner Classic Movies. urner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
Sources
- ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.