The War in Space

The War in Space, released in Japan as Great Planet War: THE WAR IN SPACE (惑星大戦争 THE WAR IN SPACE, Wakusei Daisensō: Za uō in Supesu"), is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977. While the concept and production of The War in Space was spurred by the explosive international success of Star Wars, the film is actually an outer space redressing of Toho's undersea adventure Atragon and the groundbreaking anime ... more

The War in Space, released in Japan as Great Planet War: THE WAR IN SPACE (惑星大戦争 THE WAR IN SPACE, Wakusei Daisensō: Za uō in Supesu"), is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977. While the concept and production of The War in Space was spurred by the explosive international success of Star Wars, the film is actually an outer space redressing of Toho's undersea adventure Atragon and the groundbreaking anime series Space Battleship Yamato. The War in Space was originally announced as a sequel to Battle in Outer Space. Design-wise, the UNSF Goten is a cross between the Space Battleship Yamato and the Gotengo. In 1988, the Earth is attacked by invaders from the distant planet of Yomi in Messier 13. The only thing standing in the way of total conquest is the United Nations Space Forces' Goten Project - construction of the UNSF Goten, a powerful ion-drive space battleship with a gigantic, bow-mounted, drill missile. Discovering that the invaders have... less