Japan Synopsis
怪獣大戦争
“The great fierce battle between Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah that will sway the ruler of the Universe, Planet X!”
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Invasion of Astro-Monster. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Invasion of Astro-Monster itself).
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
Invasion of Astro-Monster holds position #31 of 74 Japan films in the 1964–1966 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Invasion of Astro-Monster premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 230th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
172 audience reviews — more than 84% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (84th percentile) outruns trending popularity (68th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Invasion of Astro-Monster, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- godzilla · 30
- alien invasion · 24
- dinosaur · 22
- king ghidorah · 7
- ufo · 6
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- alien · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,496 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #993 of 1,714 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | December 19, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059346 |