Battle in Outer Space
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| Kanji | 宇宙大戦争 | ||||
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| Directed by | Ishirō Honda | ||||
| Screenplay by | Shinichi Sekizawa | ||||
| Story by | Jotaro Okami | ||||
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka | ||||
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| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi | ||||
| Edited by | Ichiji Taira | ||||
| Music by | Akira Ifukube | ||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||
| Languages | Japanese English | ||||
Battle in Outer Space (宇宙大戦争, Uchū Daisensō; lit. 'The Great Space War') is a 1959 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
Battle in Outer Space was released in Japan on 26 December 1959. It was released in the United States on June 10, 1960 in an English-dubbed version by Columbia Pictures where it was double billed with 12 to the Moon (1960). In some areas, it was shown with either 13 Ghosts (1960) or The Electronic Monster (1958).