Space Amoeba (1970)
Original title: ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦!南海の大怪獣
Space Amoeba is a 1970 Japanese-language science fiction movie directed by Ishirō Honda, with a running time of 1h 24m. It stars Akira Kubo, Yukiko Kobayashi and Atsuko Takahashi.
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.
Where to watch Space Amoeba
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Akira Kubo as Taro Kudo
- Yukiko Kobayashi as Saki, native girl
- Atsuko Takahashi as Ayako Hoshino
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Dr. Kyoichi Mida
- Tetsu Nakamura as Chieftain Ombo
- Sachio Sakai as The Editor (uncredited)
- Kenji Sahara as Makoto Obata
- Yū Fujiki as Promotion Division Manager (uncredited)
- Noritake Saito as Rico, the guide (uncredited)
- Chōtarō Tōgin as Yokoyama, an agent (uncredited)
- Wataru Ōmae as Sakura (uncredited)
- Yukihiko Gondō as Islander (uncredited)