# Prince of Space (1959)

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**Original title**: *遊星王子*
**Runtime**: 85 min
**Genres**: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
**Directed by**: Eijirō Wakabayashi
**Written by**: Masaru Igami, Shin Morita
**Starring**: Tatsuo Umemiya, Ushio Akashi, Joji Oka, Hiroko Mine, Ken Sudo, Takashi Kanda

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here we have a superheroic defender of Earth against dastardly alien schemes. The Prince of Space arrives to protect a scientist and his new rocket fuel from the evil overlord of Krangkor. It’s a cheap and cheerful hero versus villain slugfest for kids.

**Mood tags**: playful

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