The golden bat

You're a boy who spots a rogue planet headed for Earth. But nobody believes you, so you get kidnapped into a secret program to build a planet-killer. The team hunts a mineral on a lost island when aliens attack. Sato's camera loves the lurid color clashes, the perfect miniatures. It leaves you with a sense of scale.

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Hajime Sato directed The golden bat in 1966. See Hajime Sato's full filmography, where to start with Hajime Sato, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hajime Sato.

The golden bat was released in 1966 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 73 minutes.