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.
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
74 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Invasion of Astro-Monster sits at position #31.
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.
9 sharedDestroy All Monsters
★ 6.8 · Japan
7 sharedGodzilla Raids Again
★ 5.9 · Japan
7 sharedGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
★ 7.0 · Japan
7 sharedMothra vs. Godzilla
★ 7.0 · Japan
6 sharedKing Kong vs. Godzilla
★ 6.8 · Japan
6 sharedGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
★ 7.5 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Invasion of Astro-Monster premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |