# Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster, known in Japan as Kaijū Daisensō (怪獣大戦争, lit. "Great Monster War"), is a 1965 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film in which aliens from Planet X request the use of Godzilla and Rodan to fight off King Ghidorah, but actually have a better use for the three monsters.
    Directed by Ishirō Honda. Written by Shinichi Sekizawa.

## Controller of Planet X

* Our actions are controlled by electronic computers, not by human emotions. When that law is violated, the offender is eliminated.
* Fools! Our computers are always invincible. Adjust them to normal!

## Miss Namikawa

* [in a note] Dear Glenn: When you receive this letter I shall have been eliminated for disobeying the directives of our computers. But I have no regrets. With you I have found a love beyond all computation.

## Dialogue

    Controller of Planet X: We need an exterminator, one that would drive away King Ghidorah. We need from you Monster Zero 1 and Monster Zero 2, Godzilla and Rodan.
    Astronaut K. Fuji: Are you serious?
    Controller of Planet X: Of course. Deadly serious. King Ghidorah was driven from Earth only with the combined strengths of Godzilla and Rodan. Would you help us?
    Astronaut K. Fuji: Well, your request is quite unusual. We do not know how to answer that.
    Glenn: Plus, we did not know where Godzilla and Rodan are. If we did, how are we supposed to catch them and bring them here?
    Astronaut Glenn: Mutual trust is a beautiful thing
    Astronaut K. Fuji: That won't buy groceries.
    Astronaut Glenn: The radar thermometer's reading 15 degrees.
    Astronaut K. Fuji: Oh? So far from the sun, that's a high temperature.
    Astronaut Glenn: That's the universe. Nobody knows its secret.

## Quotes about Invasion of Astro-Monster

* Not as popular as its two predecessors, the Daisenso-Godzilla featured a head slightly larger than that of the Mosugoji, with a round face and jaws. The body was thin and had no defined shape, appearing sack-like and unnatural. The fingers were not held apart like the Mosugoji but were grouped together, with the claws becoming less menacing; all following Godzilla suits until the 84 Godzilla would have this feature. On the plus side, the dorsal plates and the tail of the Daisenso-Godzilla were nicely detailed and the eyes were movable.
** Robert Biondi, "The Evolution of Godzilla – G-Suit Variations Throughout the Monster King’s Twenty One Films", G-FAN #16 (July/August 1995)

## Cast

* Nick Adams — Astronaut Glenn
* Akira Takarada — Astronaut Fuji
* Kumi Mizuno — Namikawa
* Jun Tazaki — Dr. Sakurai
* Akira Kubo — Tetsuo Torii
* Keiko Sawai — Haruno Fuji
* Yoshio Tsuchiya — Controller of Planet X
* Takamaru Sasaki — Chairman of Earth Committee
* Gen Shimizu — Minister of Defense
* Yoshifumi Tajima — General
* Nadao Kirino — Military aide
* Kenzo Tabu — Commander from Planet X, Earth Unit
* Koji Uno — Namikawa's associate
* Somesho Matsumoto — Buddhist priest
* Haruo Nakajima — Godzilla
* Masaki Shinohara — Rodan
* Shoichi Hirose — King Ghidorah

## External links

* Invasion of Astro-Monster quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Invasion of Astro-Monster at Allmovie
* Invasion of Astro-Monster at Rotten Tomatoes
* 怪獣大戦争 (Kaijū Daisenso) (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
Godzilla  (1954) · Godzilla Raids Again  (1955) · King Kong vs. Godzilla  (1962) · Mothra vs. Godzilla  (1964) · Ghidorah, the Three-Headed   Monster  (1964) · Invasion of Astro-Monster  (1965) · Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster  (1966) · Son of Godzilla  (1967) · Destroy All Monsters   (1968) · All Monsters Attack  (1969) · Godzilla vs. Hedorah  (1971) · Godzilla vs. Gigan  (1972) · Godzilla vs. Megalon  (1973) · Godzilla vs.   Mechagodzilla  (1974) · Terror of Mechagodzilla  (1975) :
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| Foreign films | Adaptations | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) · Cozzilla (1977) · King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) · Godzilla 1985 (1985) |
| Foreign films | Co‑productions | Monster Zero (1970) |
| Foreign films | TriStar Pictures | Godzilla (1998) |
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| Related films | Rodan (1956) · The Mysterians (1957) · Varan the Unbelievable (1958) · Battle in Outer Space (1959) · Mothra (1961) · Gorath (1962) · Atragon (1963) · Dogora (1964) · Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) · The War of the Gargantuas (1966) · King Kong Escapes (1967) · Latitude Zero (1969) · Space Amoeba (1970) · The War in Space (1977) · Gunhed (1989) · Rebirth of Mothra (1996) · Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) · Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) | Rodan (1956) · The Mysterians (1957) · Varan the Unbelievable (1958) · Battle in Outer Space (1959) · Mothra (1961) · Gorath (1962) · Atragon (1963) · Dogora (1964) · Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) · The War of the Gargantuas (1966) · King Kong Escapes (1967) · Latitude Zero (1969) · Space Amoeba (1970) · The War in Space (1977) · Gunhed (1989) · Rebirth of Mothra (1996) · Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) · Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) |
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| See also | King Kong | King Kong |