Invasion of the Neptune Men

Release Date: 1961-07-19

Overview: Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana has a secret identity as the superhero "Iron Sharp" and is well beloved by children. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens, Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. The resourceful Tachibana helps develop an electric barrier to block the aliens from coming to the Earth. After several losses by the aliens, they announce that they will invade the Earth, throwing the world into a state of panic.

Rating: 2.8 / 10

Cast

Sonny Chiba

as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief

Shinjirō Ehara

Ryuko Mizukami

as Tanigawa Yoko

Mitsue Komiya

Seiichirō Kameishi

Crew

Nobuo Yajima - Special Effects
Akihiro Watanabe - Original Concept
Shizuka Fujii - Director of Photography
Hajime Kaburagi - Original Music Composer
Shin Morita - Screenplay

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

Yikes, but this is an howler. Some aliens from Neptune want to invade Earth, but luckily we have "Space Chief" in his slightly enhanced version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and his gang of weans. Even...