Mighty Jack

 

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MIGHTY JACK-1968-In Japan Mighty Jack was a 13-part TV show co-created by sfx guru Eiji Tsuburaya. American producer Sandy Howard got a hold of 2 episodes (1 & 6) and edited them together to create this feature film. 

It features a group of government agents called Mighty Jack and their atomic submarine also called Mighty Jack. Their main enemy is the villainous organization called Q. In the first half MJ rescues the mysterious Mr. Atari who was kidnapped in France. He becomes their new leader. In the second part, MJ investigates the creation of "hot ice" from a scientist's stolen papers. The protagonists are the scientist's German son and star reporter. I'm sure the original was entertaining enough but this version is a mess. 

Star Kenji Sahara was in the original Godzilla and several sequels and other series like Ultraman. This is also the only directorial effort from Kazuo Sagawa who did sfx for other movies.

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