Space Amoeba
Seen it?1970 | 84 min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
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 horror fans, sci-fi fans and adventure fans. If you loved Godzilla vs. Kong, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but scary moments.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
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 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ishirō Honda
- Akira KuboTaro Kudo
- Atsuko TakahashiAyako Hoshino
- Yukiko KobayashiSaki, native girl
- Kenji SaharaMakoto Obata
- Yoshio TsuchiyaDr. Kyoichi Mida
- Tetsu NakamuraChieftain Ombo
- Yū FujikiAsia Development Promotion Division Manager
- Noritake SaitoRico
- Yûko SugiharaStewardess
- Sachio SakaiThe Editor