Battle in Outer Space

Battle in Outer Space (1959) starring Minoru Takada

Battle in Outer Space – The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.

Review

Alien invaders having a secret base on the moon! Mind control of innocent scientists! Cheesy special effects. The United Nations actually working together and accomplishing something? Clearly a work of fiction. But a cheesy, enjoyable one.

Space aliens have come billions of miles across space to turn Earth into a slave colony. You’d think the cost would be far greater than any benefit, but I’m not an alien invader. Anyway, with their superior technology, they enslave several scientists. The remaining people quickly send two spaceships to the moon, where they’ve discovered the invaders’ base is. Unfortunately, one member of the crew is mind controlled …

Product Description 

A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing world’s scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking earth. Two earth space ships damage attackers, giving the world time to prepare for gigantic battle in outer space.

Cast of characters

• Ryô Ikebe … Maj. Ichiro Katsumiya
• Kyôko Anzai … Etsuko Shiraishi
• Minoru Takada (Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster) … The Commander
• Koreya Senda (The H-Man) … Professor Adachi
• Len Stanford … Dr. Roger Richardson
• Harold Conway (King Kong vs. Godzilla) … Dr. Immerman
• George Whitman … Dr. Ahmed
• Elise Richter … Sylvia
• Hisaya Itô (Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster) … Kogure
• Yoshio Tsuchiya (Godzilla vs King Ghidorah) … Iwomura