INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN (1961) ¢ ¢
D: Koji Ota
Sonny Chiba, Ryûko Minikami, Mitsue Komiya,
Kappei Matsumoto, Takashi Kanda, Junji Masuda
Schoolboy astronomers help scientists fight off an attack from the planet Neptune. Good thing a caped superhero called Space Chief is on their side. Japanese sci-fi in the style of Flash Gordon, apparently conceived for seven-year-olds of all ages. The Neptune Men look like a metallic variation on Saturday Night Live's Coneheads, but they don't say much, and they don't even pretend to be from France.
