Sayonara Jupiter
Region 1Japanese LanguageEnglish dubEnglish SubtitlesCompletely restored and remastered video16 x 9 Anamorphic WidescreenOriginal 1.85:1 Aspect RatioTheatrical TrailerPhoto GalleryAbout the filmMaking of specialPhoto GalleryIn the 22nd Century, the United Earth Federation has begun colonizing  neighboring planets in the solar system. While attempting to extract water  from Mars' polar ice caps, a UEF science team uncovers ancient carvings  that describe the crash of an alien spacecraft on the planet Jupiter  several millennia ago. The discovery postpones the initial phase of the Jupiter  Solarization Project, a plan to transform the gas giant into a second sun,  providing both additional solar energy for Earth and making the outer  worlds fit for colonization. From Minerva Station in the orbit of Jupiter,  Dr. Eiji Honda (Tomokazu Miura, Survive Style 5+, Taste of Tea) is  dispatched to ensure that alien life does not exist on Jupiter before the  planned mission is to commence.When scientists discover that a black hole is approaching the solar system,  Earth's only hope is to abandon the Solarization Project and instead send  Jupiter into the black hole. Dr. Honda must race to complete the new  mission and save Earth before time runs out!Toho decided in the early 80's to give Japan a space epic of their own to  compete with the upcoming sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic "2001",  titled "2010". The result was "Sayonara Jupiter" (aka "Bye-Bye Jupiter").  Directed by Koji Hashimoto (Godzilla 1985, Ghidrah, Latitude Zero) and featuring  special effects by Koichi Kawakita (Gunhed, King Kong VS Godzilla),  Sayonara Jupiter contains some of the greatest special effects ever  produced in the 1980s!