Planet Prince
Toei produced two theatrical movies in 1959 that featured the Planet Prince character, but wearing a completely different, more streamlined costume (and goggled helmet) than the one worn in the tv series. The hero in these two movies was played by Tatsuo Umemiya. The movies were released a week apart. The films were titled: For TV release in America, these two Planet Prince movies were compiled into a 95-minute, English-dubbed movie entitled Prince of Space in 1962. It was also called The Star Prince, Planet Prince, or Prince Planet. Production. The TV version looks very similar  to Super Giant (Starman), in that both wear cowled costumes and capes. Each character also has superpowers and flies. The two-part movie version (produced by Toei) is very different, as Prince of Space wears a more streamlined costume, cape, and helmet with goggles. In the edited US version, he has no superpowers other than the invulnerability of his costume, but in a subplot unique to the Japanese version he is able to revert a man who was brainwashed by the Ginsei aliens back to a peaceful state. In the films, he uses a wand-like laser gun and flies  a small spaceship. In the TV version, just like Moonlight Mask, the Planet Prince persona was listed in the credits as being played by "?" (even though the character never wore a mask to conceal his face). In the film, Prince's enemy is called Ambassador Phantom of the Silver Planet (銀星のまぼろし大使) (this villain also appeared in one of the tv series' story arcs), while in the English-language version, the villain is called Dictator Phantom of the Planet Krankor. He (along with his henchmen) wears a large prosthetic nose and cowl that give him a decidedly chicken-like appearance, something  that was constantly mocked when the film was featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". Dictator Phantom and his henchmen also don't appear to wear undergarments, as is made painfully obvious in several shots. A translation error in the English language dub has Prince of Space declare "Your weapons are useless against me!", implying he is invulnerable to them. In the Japanese version, this line simply had him implying that their weapons were ineffective because he was capable of "dodging" them. The English line leads to confusion as the Prince is constantly shown running away from the lasers in spite  of his stated invulnerability. "Prince of Space" was also featured on the nationally syndicated television series "Cinema Insomnia". On the show, there is a commercial for the album "Candles, Krankor and You" where the Dictator Phantom sings various cover songs such as "Unforgettable" and "Summer Wind". Theme Song – "Planet Prince Song"