Ken Utsui (1931 - 2014) had a long career lasting 62 years in Japanese films, stage and TV from 1952 until his death. He had a huge output with 60 films while working for production house Shintoho (1954 - 1963) and subsequently a further 52 films for Daiei Film. His TV work was also very considerable and he was a celebrated star in his home country. This 1964 film featuring Utsui in his famous role of Starman was a US edited combination of two earlier Japanese films - Invaders From Space and Earth On The Verge Of Destruction to create a movie 78 minutes long which was 9 minutes less than the two Japanese films. The two Japanese movies were from a series of nine films, usually about one hour in length, starring Utsui as Starman and made between 1957 and 1959 and subsequently sold to a US production house. In his later years Utsui moved into detective movies on both film and TV and he remained working until his death.
"Invaders from Space" is actually 2 Films from the Japanese short film series "Super Giant" edited together. So yeah, Starmans real name is Super Giant. There were 9 Super Giant films. The 9 Super Giant films were purchased for distribution to U.S. television and edited into 4 films by Walter Manley Enterprises and Medallion Films. The 2 original Japanese films which went into Invaders from Space(The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castleand Earth on the Verge of Destruction) were 48 minutes and 39 minutes in duration. The two films were edited into one 78-minute film, resulting in a total of 9 minutes being cut from the two films during the re-editing. The 4 American films in order are : "Atomic rulers of the world" "Invaders from Space" "Attack from Space" "Evil Brain from Outer Space"
When I was 9 and 10 years old on Fridays dad would take me to The butcher shop. Yes or a small-town actually had a butcher shop. Dad would buy two towns around cheese of Colby cheese Coleslaw bologna pickle loafAnd those huge dill pickles Saturday mornings we would watch space patrol, rocket man Tarzan. Those were great times with my dad just kicking back.
This is awesome l love Japanese style sci-fi space movies and STAR MAN is a super hero ✊✊✊ about the best intergalactic opening scene the Emerald MEN. 😱
It think it was because this was compiled from different chapters of a tv/serial or from three different films as a way to package them for American TV. Not sure, though.
21:43-23:31= Sheer Perfection; the choreography against the score is simply breathtaking; a complete show performance by these magnificent dancers with this brilliant orchestra---the congas and the horn section provide a musical fury the dancers are totally rocked by---would have been priceless. Bravo!---Andromeda International Records
When I First Saw This As A Little Kid In The Movies, That Scene With The Witch Scared The Hell Outta Me! I Used To Dream She Was Following Me At Night! 😮
This is where COVID-19 came from! The whole story is a prediction of earths future! Who is our “Starman”? to save our planet? Gotta love the costumes...
I very much appreciate the bizarre costumes and masks worn by the "Evil People.! This highly imaginative film truly seems like a children's horror show (and it truly is creepy in places.)
When I was a kid in the 50’s and 60’s, if they were Japanese Sci-Fi, we would always pass and wait for the next Universal, American International, Warner Brothers, Allied Artists, 20th Century Fox,Hammer, etc. “Made In Japan” had a negative connotation until SONY came along! 👍
and people from outer space live to wear spandex just like the people you see at walmart. it is an invasion. 5 million crossing the texas border as we speak.
"The scientists invented one of the most ingenious mechanisms ever called the Globe Meter. It enabled the wearer to do 3 things. Fly thru space, detect radioactivity and speak and understand every language on earth".
I recall seeing this on television on a show called "The World Beyond" WTTG Channel 5 in 1962 I was in the Second Grade this was before President Kennedy was Assassinated.
Reminds me of an earlier version of Ultra Man also noticed a little reptilian humanoid synchronicity that is found in countless sci-fi and action adventure films throughout the history of film making
Remember watching Starman movies as a little kid in the 70s! Love it!
60s
Costumes, makeup, props, speccial effects, sound, so entertaining. .. everything I want in a Sci Fi .
That scene with the laser coming out of his mouth has been stuck in my mind for well over 45 years!
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@@isiso.speenie5994 Yeah---and. . . ?
These movies were the stuff of nightmares when I was a little kid. But I sure love them now!
This movies were pretty prediction to what they are using now for destruction
STARMAN HAS DIED! Ken Utsui (24 October 1931 ~ 14 March 2014) LONG LIVE STARMAN!
Sad to hear that. This flick has first rate concepts and some fun action! I loved it as a child of 11 and I still love it today!
Sorry hear that
Wow! Star Man is my new superhero! What a masterpiece of a movie!
As a child watching starman , the flying effects were so impressive. Still look good today.
Ken Utsui (1931 - 2014) had a long career lasting 62 years in Japanese films, stage and TV from 1952 until his death. He had a huge output with 60 films while working for production house Shintoho (1954 - 1963) and subsequently a further 52 films for Daiei Film. His TV work was also very considerable and he was a celebrated star in his home country. This 1964 film featuring Utsui in his famous role of Starman was a US edited combination of two earlier Japanese films - Invaders From Space and Earth On The Verge Of Destruction to create a movie 78 minutes long which was 9 minutes less than the two Japanese films. The two Japanese movies were from a series of nine films, usually about one hour in length, starring Utsui as Starman and made between 1957 and 1959 and subsequently sold to a US production house. In his later years Utsui moved into detective movies on both film and TV and he remained working until his death.
Thank you for all the great information!!!🙏👍👻
My very great pleasure!
"Invaders from Space" is actually 2
Films from the Japanese short film series "Super Giant" edited together. So yeah, Starmans real name is Super Giant. There were 9
Super Giant films. The 9 Super Giant films were purchased for distribution to U.S. television and edited into 4 films by Walter Manley Enterprises and Medallion Films. The 2 original Japanese films which went into Invaders from Space(The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castleand Earth on the Verge of Destruction) were 48 minutes and 39 minutes in duration. The two films were edited into one 78-minute film, resulting in a total of 9 minutes being cut from the two films during the re-editing. The 4 American films in order are :
"Atomic rulers of the world"
"Invaders from Space"
"Attack from Space"
"Evil Brain from Outer Space"
Thanks for this.
I love these classic science fiction films.
Better than what they hollywood dishes out these days. Thanks for sharing. Glad I found your chant🙂👍
My giggles could have been heard all the way to the Mophead Galaxy. Thank you Pizza Flix for the great fun.
I have not seen this movie since 1972-74 on channel 32 on a Saturday in Chicago! Thank you for posting this, PizzaFlix! Thank you!
1972 on ch. 17 in Houston
When I was 9 and 10 years old on Fridays dad would take me to The butcher shop. Yes or a small-town actually had a butcher shop. Dad would buy two towns around cheese of Colby cheese Coleslaw bologna pickle loafAnd those huge dill pickles
Saturday mornings we would watch space patrol, rocket man Tarzan. Those were great times with my dad just kicking back.
This is awesome l love Japanese style sci-fi space movies and STAR MAN is a super hero ✊✊✊ about the best intergalactic opening scene the Emerald MEN. 😱
Peter Fernandez, the voice of "Speed Racer" doing voice overs in this film!
I just love these old movies ❤
According to the credits, it took three people to direct this monumental cinematic milestone. The James Camerons of their time. I want more.
It think it was because this was compiled from different chapters of a tv/serial or from three different films as a way to package them for American TV. Not sure, though.
Gotta love a good Starman fight scene, so well choreographed lol😂
21:43-23:31= Sheer Perfection; the choreography against the score is simply breathtaking; a complete show performance by these magnificent dancers with this brilliant orchestra---the congas and the horn section provide a musical fury the dancers are totally rocked by---would have been priceless. Bravo!---Andromeda International Records
_what do you call a troll who lives outside the city gates?_
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_a metro-gnome_
Koolamon and the Koolamonians ! Would have made a good pop group name back in '65 ! LoL s
I watched😢 Starman more than 50 YEARS
AGO!
Bn looking f😢 so long! The MEMORIES!
Loved it. Drop a bit of Purple Owsley to truly enjoy.
Last time I saw this was when I was 8yrs old. I am now 52.always love these campy Japanese sci-fi.
One of the best movies of all time
JSoull 😂🤣😆😜😁😂🤣🚀🚽🔫🎎
you are joking.
I loved Japanese SF movies like this. Fond memories of my childhood.
Haven't seen this since I was a kid !!! In NYC Saturday morning ch 9 , this bring back a time when all I had to think about was homework n cartoons .
Star man is the bomb!!
When I First Saw This As A Little Kid In The Movies, That Scene With The Witch Scared The Hell Outta Me! I Used To Dream She Was Following Me At Night! 😮
No aliens were harmed in the making of this movie.
This is the best movie of all time! 100000/10 ign
Wow this starts out differently.
That guy flying through the air is just like our Superman.
They even called him the Man of Steel, just like ours.
This is glorious - Wow!
Thank you *sooo* much for uploading this utter gem!
Totally loved this film!!! Thx for uploading!!
I loved this movie when I was a kid!!! Starman is the best!!!😊😊😊😊
10:22 is Ending of "Drok" from Yuri's Revenge.
Sample is also used in Stupid Invaders.
Dreadful! Just dreadful. Love it!!!
Long Live Starman!
Precious memories. Thanks !
Besides Peter Fernandez, I also recognize Corrine Orr, Jack Curtis and I believe Ray Owens doing voices as well.
great classic thanks
The Mophead Galaxy must be near the Toiletbrush Nebula.
sarge505050 hahaha hahaha hahaha. Good one. 🤣😂😃
absolutely brilliant! ha!ha!ha! Mophead Galaxy! brilliant! Toiletbrush Nebula! awesome!
you mean toilet bowl nebula!
Omg, I’ve never laughed so hard! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Shasta Graff Good idea! Otherwise its straight down the black hole!
I'd like to see these movies remade. Thanks for the upload!
you always have great b/w movies... thanks for all the uploads.... great entertainment
thanks for uploading this
Star man was definitely the coolest dude in the galaxy !!
saturday afternoon at the movies!i saw all the starman movies when i was a kid on local tv!
One word... PRICELESS!!!!! 👍👌🤣😅😁🤓
Simply great 👍 would love to watch this in colour.
Nice view of Saturn there on Emerald Planet
This was amazing! That witch lady was genuinely scary! The only thing I didn't like was the high pitched sound effect for Starman's flying. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dig those crazy costumes, man!
This is where COVID-19 came from! The whole story is a prediction of earths future! Who is our “Starman”? to save our planet? Gotta love the costumes...
Just noticed, the evil alien woman who was dissolved never blinks. Excellent self-control
I very much appreciate the bizarre costumes and masks worn by the "Evil People.! This highly imaginative film truly seems like a children's horror show (and it truly is creepy in places.)
When I was a kid in the 50’s and 60’s, if they were Japanese Sci-Fi, we would always pass and wait for the next Universal, American International, Warner Brothers, Allied Artists, 20th Century Fox,Hammer, etc. “Made In Japan” had a negative connotation until SONY came along! 👍
my favorite movies,
3.the shining
2.2001 a space Odyssey
1.invaders from space
The Shining is overrated, the ending is kinda crap. Hard to argue with #2 and #1 though
very important to have the backflips in the fight scenes
Now I want to see an extreme fight bust into backflip attacks.
and people from outer space live to wear spandex just like the people you see at walmart. it is an invasion. 5 million crossing the texas border as we speak.
Very important to do a backflip, snap the bad guy's neck and save the day
I want a globemeter!
A map of the Earth with the Pacific as its center and the continents spaced along its perimeter is so-o cool. It is . . . COSMOPOLITAN!
And Nihon Jinron, too! perfect combo!
great movie! thank you!!!!
That "globemeter" does more than an iPhone. And Lizardman's radioactive breath has affected his appearance imho. Thanks for the fun movie
"The scientists invented one of the most ingenious mechanisms ever called the Globe Meter. It enabled the wearer to do 3 things. Fly thru space, detect radioactivity and speak and understand every language on earth".
It might just be the single greatest piece of expository dialogue in a movie ever.
@@AndrewGivens
Great observation!
If its not masterpiece show me masterpiece
Uhm, yea, that means I will have to take my pants off, but ok.
Yes-an ingenious scientific device; a WRISTWATCH!!!!
Not just a wristwatch, a Globemeter
@@isakjohansson7134 Yes-so it actually does 4 amazing things...
Great Movie . Japanese Superman !
Pure Genius.
Good imagination storyline 🎥😊
58:56 - "I thought we were indestructible, but we're not."
gotta love The Starman. He's my hero!
Just good fun much better then the news.
Invasion of the Coronamen.
Cinema magic I'm subscribing to your channel you always have hidden gems on here
Great documentary. It's not a movie.......... Really. I give it 5 bento boxes!
thanks for the movie
Has anyone ever noticed how many Starman films start with the exact same first 3 minutes scene....😂😂
07:51 demonstrates the importance of wearing a mask to not spread viruses when you're asymptomatic.
12:55 - hmm, a salamander that can't stand water.
This movie is so bad, it's fantastic!!
Movie should have had many nominations for oscars. Did it win any????
Sounds like everyone got Covid to me !!🤣🤣🤣
I recall seeing this on television on a show called "The World Beyond" WTTG Channel 5 in 1962 I was in the Second Grade this was before President Kennedy was Assassinated.
IHE brought me here
"that's blood i see on your hands. what have you done tonight? answer me!"
Classic Shakespeare.
I have been to this great planet
Can you believe after 60 years Japanese cars would rule America?
Reminds me of an earlier version of Ultra Man also noticed a little reptilian humanoid synchronicity that is found in countless sci-fi and action adventure films throughout the history of film making
i like this Movie!!
It's funny how life reflects art or is it they have star's now and walking around with masks on thanks for the upload
I must be high somehow thought this movie was fine to release
I wonder if the Globe meter is made by Timex or Rolex, it looks really expensive 😜😂🤣
Very interesting.
Their costumes looks like some kind of alien chess set.
Starman was the s, maing. Space Pickle.. Away! 🎉
So bad, it’s good.
Dancing with the starman
19:15- dude doges laser beams..
This was one year before the original Ultraman series.
It was Ultraman that I saw and remember from TV growing up.
Human godzilla is the villain
This is one of those movies that got so bad, it became good. Then it kept going and became bad again.
That one guy looks like the Joker on Batman. Ha ha ha .