ESPY
Seen it?1974 | 94 min | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version. Nobody is quite who they seem. Liked Spectral? This is a good next one. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
A group of Japanese spies with extrasensory powers travel across the world to stop a global agenda of assassinations.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
More like this
Code 8 Part II Weeknight WatchAnother sci-fi film, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Suicide Squad
Sunday Safe BetAnother action film, and a safe bet for a quiet night.
Gantz Weeknight WatchAnother action film, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Spectral
Saturday SpecialAnother sci-fi film, and a Saturday Special.
Push
Monday Morning MaybeAnother sci-fi film. Fair warning: it's a Monday Morning Maybe.
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
Directed by Jun Fukuda
- Hiroshi FujiokaYoshio Tamura
- Kaoru YumiMaria Harada
- Masao KusakariJiro Miki
- Yūzō KayamaHojo
- Tomisaburō WakayamaUlrov
- Katsumasa UchidaGoro Tatsumi
- Steve GreenPrime Minister of Baltonia
- Eiji OkadaSalabad
- Gorō MutsumiTeraoka
- Jimmy ShawGodnof