Voyage Into Space (1970)
Earth is invaded by an interstellar terrorist group, Big Fire (the Gargoyle Gang in the American version), led by Emperor Guillotine who spends most of his time in a multicolored space ship hidden at the bottom of Earth's ocean, from which he issues his orders. Big Fire is capturing scientists to create an army of monsters to conquer Earth. A boy named Daisaku Kusama (Johnny Sokko in the American version) and a young Unicorn agent named Jūrō Minami (Jerry Mano in the American version) are shipwrecked on an island after being attacked by a sea monster and subsequently captured by Big Fire. They flee to where a Pharaoh-like giant robot is being built by captive scientist Lucius Guardian, who gives Daisaku and Jūrō its control device. Guardian helps them escape before he is shot to death; before he dies, he triggers an atomic bomb which destroys the base. The radiation activates the robot, which now obeys only Daisaku.
Cast
- Mitsunobu Kaneko - Johnny Sokko
- Akio Ito - Jerry Mano
- Shōzaburō Date
- Tomomi Kuwabara
- Jerry Berke - Narrator (voice)
- Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama - Giant Robo
- Bobbie Byers - Johnny Sokko (voice)
- Ted Rusoff - Jerry Mano (voice)
Themes
Visions of Future and Technology
Keywords
japan, giant monster, giant robot, robot, alternate version, edited from tv series, tokusatsu
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Voyage Into Space about?
- Earth is invaded by an interstellar terrorist group, Big Fire (the Gargoyle Gang in the American version), led by Emperor Guillotine who spends most of his time in a multicolored space ship hidden at the bottom of Earth's ocean, from which he issues his orders. Big Fire is capturing scientists to create an army of monsters to conquer Earth. A boy named Daisaku Kusama (Johnny Sokko in the American version) and a young Unicorn agent named Jūrō Minami (Jerry Mano in the American version) are shipwrecked on an island after being attacked by a sea monster and subsequently captured by Big Fire. They flee to where a Pharaoh-like giant robot is being built by captive scientist Lucius Guardian, who gives Daisaku and Jūrō its control device. Guardian helps them escape before he is shot to death; before he dies, he triggers an atomic bomb which destroys the base. The radiation activates the robot, which now obeys only Daisaku.
- Who directed Voyage Into Space?
- Voyage Into Space was directed by Minoru Yamada.
- Who stars in Voyage Into Space?
- Voyage Into Space stars Mitsunobu Kaneko, Akio Ito, Shōzaburō Date, Tomomi Kuwabara, Jerry Berke, Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama.
- How long is Voyage Into Space?
- Voyage Into Space has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is Voyage Into Space?
- Voyage Into Space is a Science Fiction, TV Movie film.
- Where was Voyage Into Space produced?
- Voyage Into Space was produced in United States of America, Japan.
- What are the themes of Voyage Into Space?
- The themes of Voyage Into Space include: Visions of Future and Technology.