Monster Zero or Godzilla Versus Monster Zero Invasion of Astro-Monster Directed by Ishira Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Shinichi Sekizawa Starring Akira Takarada Nick Adams Kumi Mizuno Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Hajime Koizumi Editing by Ryohei Fujii Distributed by Toho Released July 30 , 1961 First Screened 1961 Running