Directed by: Koji Shima Produced by: Masaichi Nagata Written by: Hideo Oguni (screenplay) Gentaro Nakajima (novel) Jay Cipes (English dialogue) Edward Palmer (English dialogue) Starring: Keizo Kawasaki Toyomi Karita Bin Yagasawa Shozo Nanbu Bontarô Miyake Mieko Nagai Kiyoko Hirai Isao Yamagata Music by: Seitaro Omori Cinematography : Kimio Watanabe Editing by: Toy Suzuki Distributed by: Daiei Release date(s): January 29, 1956 (Japan) October 21, 1957 (UK) 1963 (US) Running time: 88 minutes (US version) Country: Japan Language: Japanese Warning from Space or Mysterious Satellite (å®å®äººæ±äº¬ã«ç¾ãã UchÅ«jin Tokyo ni arawaru?, Spacemen Appear in Tokyo) is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film released in January 1956 by Daiei, and was the first Japanese science fiction film to be produced in color. In the film's plot, starfish-like aliens disguised as humans travel to Earth to warn of the imminent collision of a rogue planet and Earth. As the planet rapidly accel! erates toward Earth, a nuclear device is created at the last minute and destroys the approaching world. The film, directed by Koji Shima, was one of many early Japanese monster films quickly produced after the success of Toho's Godzilla in 1954. The film was loosely based on a novel by Gentaro Nakajima. Warning from Space has since been placed in the public domain. After release, the film was met with negative reviews, with critics calling it "bizarre" and accusing it of using science fiction clichés. Warning
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