# The War in Space (1977)

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**Original title**: *惑星大戦争*
**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
**Directed by**: Jun Fukuda
**Written by**: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Hideichi Nagahara, Ryuzo Nakanishi
**Starring**: Kensaku Morita, Yuko Asano, Ryō Ikebe, Masaya Oki, Hiroshi Miyauchi, Hideji Ōtaki

> *The Space War to Decide the Fate of All Mankind!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: playful, uplifting

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