The X from Outer Space
Mankind threatened by a deadly nucleus from the vast void of space
Directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu
Produced by Shochiku
A campy 1960s Japanese kaiju film that treats an absurd alien-monster premise with earnest sci-fi spectacle and practical creature effects.
The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.
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