Space Amoeba

Aug 1, 1970

1h 24m

★ 6.4

An alien aiming for the Earth transforms monsters to attack!

Overview

When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.

Genres

Science Fiction

Adventure

Horror

Production Companies

TOHO

Toho Eizo Bijutsu

Tokyo Laboratory

Space Amoeba Trailers

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Cast

Taro Kudo

Akira Kubo

Saki, native girl

Yukiko Kobayashi

Ayako Hoshino

Atsuko Takahashi

Dr. Kyoichi Mida

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Chieftain Ombo

Tetsu Nakamura

The Editor (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

Makoto Obata

Kenji Sahara

Promotion Division Manager (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Rico, the guide (uncredited)

Noritake Saito

Yokoyama, an agent (uncredited)

Chōtarō Tōgin

Sakura (uncredited)

Wataru Ōmae

Islander (uncredited)

Yukihiko Gondō

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