The War in Space

You survey Earth's defenses after a brush with cosmic disaster. But a fleet of alien warships appears. Humanity faces total war. Director Jun Fukuda shifts kaiju energy to a Flash Gordon mode. One ponders the shelf life of Star Wars knockoffs.

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The War in Space was released in 1977 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 91 minutes.