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Space Amoeba(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-08-01
64%
50 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
An alien aiming for the Earth transforms monsters to attack!
Overview:
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Movie: Space Amoeba
Top 10 Billed Cast
久保明
Taro Kudo
小林夕岐子
Saki, native girl
土屋嘉男
Dr. Kyoichi Mida
中村哲
Chieftain Ombo
堺左千夫
The Editor (uncredited)
佐原健二
Makoto Obata
藤木悠
Promotion Division Manager (uncredited)
当銀長太郎
Yokoyama, an agent (uncredited)
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Overview
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
Release Date
1970-08-01
Average
6.36
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
An alien aiming for the Earth transforms monsters to attack!
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Languages:
日本語Keywords
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