Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Seen it?1990 | 112 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little 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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A series of serial murders occurred in a historic ruins where a TV crew is shooting a documentary.
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 40K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Akio Jissoji
- Toshio ShibaJun Manjome
- Keiko OginomeYuriko Edogawa
- Mio TakakiWadatuzin / Mayumi Hoshino
- Masami HoriuchiTetsushi
- Koji IshizakaNarrator
- Jin NakayamaDr. Ichinotani
- Shingo KazamiIppei Togawa
- Susumu KurobeShin Hayata
- Minori TeradaYamane
- Akiji KobayashiDetective