Warning from Space poster

Warning from Space

Soon, the Earth will explode! A terror which will annihilate all of humanity!

5.3(41)19561h 27m2

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • japan
  • alien
  • tokyo, japan
  • shape shifting alien
  • kaiju
  • starfish
  • tokusatsu
  • kaijin

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Kōji Shima

Produced in

Japan

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TVFour Star International 88-minute edited release. Makes several cuts and additions, and dubbed by Titra Sound Studios. Later distributed by American International Pictures in 1968.16 Nov 1963
    • PhysicalAlpha Video DVD. Features only the English dubbed U.S. TV version.7 Oct 2003
    • PhysicalArrow Video BD. Includes subtitled original version and 1968 English dubbed AI-TV version.13 Oct 2020
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalExact date unknown1 May 1958
    • PhysicalArrow Video BD. Includes subtitled original version and 1968 English dubbed AI-TV version.12 Oct 2020
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalArrow Video BD. Includes subtitled original version and 1968 English dubbed AI-TV version.13 Oct 2020
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical27 Nov 1957
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical29 Jan 1956
    • PhysicalKadokawa DVD22 Dec 2005
    • PhysicalKadokawa DVD26 Oct 2012
    • PhysicalKadokawa Blu-ray + DVD. Packaged with "Tokyo Tower at Twilight" (DVD only).5 Jul 2019
  • MalaysiaMY

    • TheatricalExact date unknown1 Jan 1958
  • Myanmar (Burma)MM

    • TheatricalExact date unknown1 Jan 1958
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical11 Nov 1957
    • TheatricalRe-release16 May 1970

Frequently asked questions

Warning from Space was released on 29 January 1956.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    4/18/2016

    6/10

    Lately I find I have a special place in my heart for the Japanese disaster movie of days gone by. They are so much fun, and their filmmakers throw everything but the kitchen sink in, both so that there's something to please everybody and because they're frankly just so chock-full of bizarre yet interesting ideas. It seems like it would have been a great time to make movies there! I enjoyed this a lot, though many …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/29/2024

    5/10

    Some benign alien visitors decide to visit Earth in their star-shaped craft. Needless to say, their arrival above causes a degree of panic, so one of them decides to take a leap of faith and try to communicate directly - assuming the form of a nightclub singer. Her mission - well, that is to warn mankind of an impending collision with a meteor that will wipe us all out. It now falls to "Dr. Matsuda" (Isa Yamagata) to…

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