The X from Outer Space

Mar 25, 1967

1h 29m

★ 5.2

Mankind threatened by a deadly nucleus from the vast void of space

Overview

The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Production Companies

Shochiku

The X from Outer Space Trailers

Cast

Capt. Sano

Shunya Wazaki

Michiko

Itoko Harada

Miyamoto

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Dr. Shioda

Keisuke Sonoi

Hiroshi Fujioka

Dr. Kato

Eiji Okada

Lisa

Peggy Neal

Dr. Berman

Franz Gruber

Stein

Mike Daneen

Ryuji Kita

Takanobu Hozumi

Toshiyuki Watanabe

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