SYNOPSIS: Here's the coolest film to
come down the pike in some time and it was made back in 1966! Sonny
Chiba is the human hero who heads up a group of silver jumpsuit,
space-agey, scientist, adventurer types. They have a lab,
spaceships, cool gadgets. Their job is to protect the Earth (or at
least Japan) by watching the skies for bad aliens. Well, a whole
shipload turns up. Including the leader: a 4-eyed monster w/ a
clamp-claw hand, a "Wolverine"-looking dude, a disfigured guy and a
hot chick who can shape-change. At any rate, our heroes accidentally
re-animate the amazing "Golden Bat" (who was quietly sleeping in a
coffin!). He has a long cape, a cane that shoots lasers and the most
insane, maniacal, echoing laugh ever heard. And he's a good guy! He
turns up whenever the force gets in trouble. I don't even have room
to talk about the ninja guys, flying rubber bats, a meteor
threatening to destroy Japan and more. Very cool.
In spoken Japanese with English Subtitles. WIDESCREEN!
BONUS: Two
original Japanese theatrical
trailers.
Check out the Japanese language
trailer on YouTube:
