Japan Synopsis
遊星王子
Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Prince of Space. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Prince of Space itself).
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
In the crowded 1964-1966 Japan release window, Prince of Space sits at #74 of 74. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Prince of Space premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 215th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 45% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Prince of Space, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- outer space · 2
- alien invasion · 24
- prince · 8
- superhero · 80
- alien · 51
- space · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,577 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (0th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -4.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,713 of 1,714 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | March 6, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0053464 |