ATOMIC RULERS-1957/1965-Out in space
the unusual inhabitants of “The Emerald Planet” are concerned
about the Earth's atomic energy contaminating space. They invent
STARMAN (Ken Utsui) out of steel and sent him to Earth. He wears a
white jumpsuit with glider wings, has an antenna on his head and an
accentuated crotch. He has three special powers: 1) he can fly
through space 2) He can detect radiation 3) He can speak and
understand any language. He's strong but not Superman strong and is
impervious to bullets. He can also disguise himself as an ordinary
Japanese human in a suit and tie. He's sent specifically to Japan for
two reasons. One, Mongolia plans to use atomic power to rule the
world and want to use Japan as an example to the rest of the world
and two, this is a Japanese production culled from two movies. Two
enemy agents are delivering a detonator but Starman intervenes.
During their fight some kids from an orphanage grab the bag
containing the detonator and run away but one kid is captured and
threatened by one of the spies (he seems like a child molester
to me). Starman goes to the orphanage to retrieve the bag and meets
the kids and the nun who runs the place who informs Star that one kid
is missing. Also visiting is a police detective and his sister. Star
rescues the kid but the bad guys steal the detonator back and take
the sister hostage. Eventually all is revealed at a Mongolian embassy
banquet and their leader announces his evil plan. Although Starman
gets the detonator back and seems to thwart their conquest plan he is
force to turn it over to the leader when he vows to kill the sister
who’s still his prisoner. Later Star invades their headquarters and
saves the sister, although they are almost blown up. He beats up
everyone else and saves the world.
Called "Super Giant" in Japan, this
adventure is culled from the first two movies in the series. The
fights are hysterical and the dubbed dialogue is also funny. All of
them were directed by Teruo Ishii.
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