Product Details

• Actors: Tatsuo Umemiya, Ushio Skashi, Joji Oka, Hiroko Mine, Takashi Kanda
• Directors: Eijirô Wakabayashi, Koji Ota
• Writers: Akihiro Watanabe, Masaru Igami, Shin Morita
• Producers: Hiroshi Okawa, Walter Manley
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Dark Sky Films
• DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
• Run Time: 160 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CR76TO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,544 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Prince of Space/Invasion of the Neptune Men" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Prince of Space aka "Yusei Oji" aka "Starman"

When aliens from the barren rock planet Krankor attack Earth, only the curiously-costumed Prince of Space (aka Wally the shoeshine boy in disguise) and his trusty exhaust-spewing rocketship can save the world-- or at least Japan-- from total conquest by the evil Phantom and his beak-nosed minions. Since conventional space weapons cannot harm the spry Prince of Space, the Phantom engages in a kidnapping scheme involving a cadre of international scientists.

Invasion of the Neptune Men aka "Uchu Kaisoku-sen"

In another case of galactic conquest, clunky metallic aliens from the planet Neptune invade Earth-- or at least a quaint field in rural Japan-- only to have their efforts thwarted by caffeinated superhero Space Chief (venerable action hero Sonny Chiba of Kill Bill and The Streetfighter fame), who travels from situation to head-scratching situation in a boxy space car when not befriending a group of geeky boys.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More fun than I expected., December 5, 2006

By	Christopher Carpenter (Iowa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After all the reviews I've read of the two movies that make up this DVD I expected them to be abysmal failures along the lines of Plan Nine From Outer Space. Well, yes, they are both in the "so bad it's good" category, and I haven't seen the MST3000 treatments (I imagine they are hilarious) but Prince of Space and Invasion of the Neptune Men are a hoot, and this DVD with vintage drive-in movie interstitials and trailers is a lot of fun. Honestly, I think if I had seen these when I was seven or eight years old, back in those pre-Star Wars days, I would loved them on their own terms as good old-fashioned space operas. Bonus points for a 21-year-old leotard-clad Sonny Chiba in Neptune Men.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Prince of Spaaaaace", March 13, 2008

By	Amaranth "music fan" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

"Prince of Space" is a hilariously madcap cheap Japanese drive-in flick about Wally the shoeshine boy whose secret identity is the eponymous masked "Prince of Space." While Clark Kent works at the Daily Planet, Bruce Wayne is a reclusive gazillionaire,and Peter Parker a nerdy guy... Wally shines shoes and acts as a "mother and father" to a couple of bratty kids. Soon, however, Wally finds himself in the battle to save the world from extremely aquiline-nosed aliens (with their obnoxiously chuckling ringleader,the Phantom) from the planet Krankhor. The dialogue is ludicrous. The "special" effects will have you in stitches. The acting is so bad is laughable. Prince of Space knows how to choose incompetent enemies (and equally incompetent allies). As he repeatedly says, "Your guns are useless!" With or without MST3K's snarky remarks,"Prince of Space" saves the day with its cheesy dialogue, ludicrous costumes, and sub-par acting. Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars attack of the cheese from outer space, November 30, 2006

By	John D. Page "movie fan" (usa) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

ok,so these two aren't star wars or even far out space nuts(if you don't know what that show is check it out here),but they are so cheesey that they can be fun. my boys have fallen in love with these two over the top space heros from japan. "prince of space" has our hero(who hides as wally the shoeshine boy in disguise)taking on the phantom(with bird like features)as he tries to take over the world. super silly but great fun if you are up for it or you have young kids. " invasion of the neptune men" has robots from neptune tring to take over the world and this time a superhero space chief figts them. this one is even more fun and even has a young sonny chiba (streetfighter) as the hero. great fun! so get over your self and sit back with your kids and get lost in the cheese and enjoy.