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Writers:
Masaru Igami (story)
Shin Morita (writer)
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Release Date:
19 March 1959 (Japan) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Prince of So-Bad-They're-Good Movies more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Tatsuo Umemiya ... Wally / Prince of Space / Planet Prince (as Tatsuya Umemiya)
Ushio Skashi
Joji Oka ... Phantom of Krankor (as Johji Oka)
Hiroko Mine
Takashi Kanda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Sudoh
Nobu Yatsuna

Directed by
Eijirô Wakabayashi 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Masaru Igami  story
Shin Morita  writer

Produced by
Walter Manley .... producer
 
Original Music by
Katsuhisa Hattori 
 
Cinematography by
Masahiko Iimura 
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Invaders from the Spaceship (USA) (alternative title)
Prince of Space (USA)
The Star Prince (USA)
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Runtime:
121 min | USA:85 min (DVD version) | 57 min (part 1) | 64 min (part 2)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Company:
Toei Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Like Shintoho's Super Giant/Starman series, this Toei production was released to theaters as a sort of mini-serial with two approximately hour long episodes. In the United States this was edited into a single feature film running less than 90 minutes. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After Krankor threatens to kill one of the boys, he is allowed to escape. As he starts to run up the stairs he was standing on and out of the room, the boy he had threatened to kill, who was standing next to him, starts briefly to follow him up the stairs and then realizes he's supposed to stay where he is and stops. more
Quotes:
Johnny: What's the matter with you, Mickey? This might be dangerous!
Mickey: I'm not afraid. If you are, go on home.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Prince of Space (#9.16)" (1997) more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Prince of So-Bad-They're-Good Movies, 14 March 2003
Author: divaclv

Thoughts and comments on "Prince of Space":

~This movie tends to put me in mind of the "Sailor Moon" series. Both feature heros in silly costumes fighting villians in even sillier costumes, cheesy dialogue, half-baked schemes for world domination, and some very unconvincing secret identities. The difference is that "Sailor Moon" a) is in easier to take half-hour instalments, b) has better dubbing and c) has the additional attraction of pondering just how the heroine gets her hair to do that pom-pom thing. All we can ponder in "Prince of Space" is the aliens' lack of dance belt technology, the less said of which the better.

~Regarding those aliens, the beak-nosed men of the planet Krankor. A scientist-type fellow tells us they've come to Earth because they want a new rocket fuel he (the scientist) has developed. A reporter points out, rather logically, that the Krankorites (Krankorians? Krankish?) have already developed deep-space travel; why do they need our technology? The scientist helpfully explains that the Krankian fuel industry is well behind our own. How they manage space travel at all with second-rate fuel is anyone's guess.

~Then again, the Krankor mothership makes about four round trips to Earth in the course of the film. Maybe if they conserved gas, they wouldn't need our help.

~Both the Prince of Space (our, he-hem, "hero") and Phantom of Krankor (the leader of the aliens) seem to be wearing one of those vinyl capes you can get at Wal-Mart for five bucks. Both men also seem to be competing for the title of the World's Dumbest Laugh. Krankor's "Penguin from the old Batman series with asthma" imitation probably wins, but PoS's "I'm saying 'ha, ha, ha!' because that's exactly what's written in the script" is a noble effort.

~Speaking of voices, someone in the dubbing studio wasn't paying attention to pronunciation. The main scientist's name is pronounced at various times Makken, Macon, Marken, and Mackie.

~Much has been made of PoS' constant reminders to the Krankies that their weapons won't work against him. What gets me, though, is the point at which the Prince declares, "Your weapons are useless, let's try bare hands now!" Since the Kranks are perfectly happy firing their ineffective weapons, why challenge them to a fistfight? Not that it matters, as their melee skills are just as bad as their range weaponry.

~One of the kidnapped scientists bears a remarkable resemblance to Arthur Sullivan, except in one scene where the spirit gum has clearly worn off on one of his sideburns.

I realize that I have now, of course, put far more thought into "Prince of Space" than anybody in the cast or crew ever did. I know; it worries me too.

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