Message from Space

Message from Space , Uch kara no Messji? is a 1978 Japanese science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. The film was produced by Toei and cost between the equivalent of US5 andmillion, the most expensive movie made in Japan up to that time.citation needed

The peaceful planet of Jillucia, in the Andromeda galaxy, has been conquered by the steelskinned warriors of the Gavanas Empire, who have turned the planet into a military fortress. Kido, leader of the tribes of Jillucia, sends out eight Liabe Seeds to seek help in liberating their planet. Kidos granddaughter, Princess Emeralida, and the warrior Urocco follow the seeds into space. The Gavanas, on the orders of Emperor Rockseia XXII, pursue the Jillucians spacegalleon as it flees the planet.citation needed Meanwhile, space hotrodders called roughriders Shiro and Aaron are spotted by a young, spoiled aristocrat, Meia, as they race each other through an asteroid belt. Notified by Meias chauffeurs, Patrolman Fox pursues the duo to their planet Milazeria. The three ships all crash after stuntflying through rocky canyons and tunnels. Examining their spacecraft, the roughriders find Liabe seeds, and wonder what they are and how they got there.citation needed ........

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