The X from Outer Space

Name: The X from Outer Space
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1967-03-25
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 2
Cast: Franz Gruber, Mitsuru Ooya, Daisuke Nakako, Sōnosuke Oda, Takanobu Hozumi

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

Rating

2.0 (1)

Release Date

3/25/1967

Runtime

89 mins

Genres

Science Fiction Horror

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

Revenue

Homepage

How It Feels

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A delightfully weird space-age monster romp where a giant chicken-lizard creature descends upon Japan with the earnest chaos of 1960s tokusatsu. It's campy fun that never quite winks at the camera, just sincerely delivers absurdity.

Mood

WhimsicalUnsettlingPlayful

Themes

SurvivalTechnology

Tone

Playful

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genrePractical effects

Structure

Linear

Shunya Wazaki

Capt. Sano

Itoko Harada

Michiko

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Miyamoto

Keisuke Sonoi

Dr. Shioda

Hiroshi Fujioka

Eiji Okada

Dr. Kato

Peggy Neal

Lisa

Franz Gruber

Dr. Berman

Mike Daneen

Stein

Ryuji Kita

Takanobu Hozumi

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Reviews

christopher

Dec 6, 2025

Come in AAB-Gamma. Come in AAB-Gama. Come in AAB-Gamma…
Giant rubber chicken is attacking Japan! You can’t miss it. It’s the one with deely-bobbers on its head.
Bring all the toys you can spare to attack!