Japan Synopsis
緯度0大作戦
“Discover the incredible world of tomorrow… 15 miles straight down at LATITUDE ZERO”
A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named The Alpha under the command of Captain McKenzie. The group is quickly taken to a vast underwater city known as Latitude Zero, a fantastic, Atlantean type utopia, a world beneath the ocean with its own sun. It is soon discovered that Captain McKenzie is at war with the evil Dr. Malic, a cruel scientist who wishes to rule mankind all the while conducting genetic experiments on humans and animals. Malic sends his agents to kidnap Dr. Okada, a human scientist who has created a serum that can immunize exposure to radiation.
The 1968–1970 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Latitude Zero sits at position #57.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Latitude Zero premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,225 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #495 of 566 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Ambassador Productions, Don Sharpe Enterprises, National General Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | July 26, 1969 |
| IMDb | tt0064470 |