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Message from Space
“Where fantasies are real & reality is fantastic.”
59%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Message from Space (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Message from Space (1978) — a movie tagged as Action, Adventure, and Science Fiction with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Ha… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Message from Space 59% (58 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 58 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-04-29
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 54160
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Is there an official trailer for Message from Space?
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What is Message from Space about?
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Message from Space?
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How long is the movie Message from Space?
The official runtime for Message from Space is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Vic Morrow
General Garuda
Sonny Chiba
Prince Hans
Philip Casnoff
Aaron Solar
Peggy Lee Brennan
Meia Long
Etsuko Shihomi
Emeralida
Tetsuro Tamba
Ernest Noguchi
Mikio Narita
Rockseia XII
Makoto Satō
Urocco
Seizō Fukumoto
Guerilla
Hiroyuki Sanada
Shiro Hongo
Jerry Itō
Commander
- I
Isamu Shimizu
Robot Beba
- M
Masazumi Okabe
Jack
Noboru Mitani
Kamesasa
- H
Hideyo Amamoto
Dark
Junkichi Orimoto
Kido
Harumi Sone
Lazare
- T
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator (voice)
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