Characters & Themes
The War in Space (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 91 mins · Japanese
- Directed by
- Jun Fukuda
- Starring
- Hideji Ôtaki, Ryô Ikebe, Akihiko Hirata, Yuko Asano, Hiroshi Miyauchi, William Ross
In 1988, as Earth recovers from a near‑miss with a massive comet, a sudden alien invasion emerges. A mysterious army arrives with an unstoppable fleet of warships, forcing humanity into a desperate space war that will decide its fate. The conflict spreads across the stars as Earth's forces scramble to repel the invaders and protect humanity.
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