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  • 12/10/2014
"Uchu kara no messeji" (original title)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 30 October 1978 (USA)

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother (played a comic actor in drag) rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Kinji Fukasaku (story), Shôtarô Ishinomori (story), 2 more credits »
Stars: Vic Morrow, Shin'ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff
Transcript
00:00From a captive planet, two million light years away, came a desperate plea for help, message
00:10from space.
00:11On the verge of extinction, the leader of the persecuted delusions sends his beautiful
00:38granddaughter to find the eight legendary brave adventurers who alone can stop the annihilation.
01:01Never before has the screen erupted with more spectacle, more excitement.
01:25Message from space, where fantasies are real and reality is fantastic.
01:55An international cast headed by Vic Morrow.
02:01I buried my career, in orbit, but Babel won.
02:06I can't do it.
02:08It's the seat again, and chosen by the gods.
02:24A phantasmagoria of sights, sounds, and space-age technical achievements that must be seen to
02:41be believed.
02:42Message from space.

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