Latitude zero atragon ii ido zero daisakusen 1969 rotten. Ken tashiro akira takarada, physicist and oceanographer, dr. The fastpaced action in the beginning and end are counterbalanced by the dull scenes in latitude zero. The film stars both american and japanese actors including joseph cotten, cesar romero, akira takarada, masumi okada, richard jaeckel, patricia. When a volcano erupts, a deepsea vessel full of scientists suffers damage and begins to lose control. Latitude zero is an entertaining scifi adventure that feels like jules verne meets gene roddenberry. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use.
The three are soon rescued by a couple crew members of a submarine, named alpha, and are taken to a secret underwater base. Like many books before and after it, the common theme of an unfortunate mishap such as a plane crash stranding ordinary citizens and leading them to behaviour previously never thought possible, survival instincts kicking in, has been done to death in everything from lord of the flies to the beach to the girl who loved tom. Latitude zero 1969 adventure action science fiction foreign. Latitude zero, i found, doesnt have a lot of strength in its plot. Malic cesar romero, the joker from tvs batman wishes to kidnap and experiment on the scientists in order to add to his roster of superintelligent. There, the submarines captain discovers and attempts to. This is the trailer for the 1969 japaneseamerican scifi adventure starring joseph cotton citizen kane, the third man, dr. Malic, a cruel scientist who wishes to rule mankind all the while conducting genetic experiments on humans and animals. It is there the three learn that people who were once thought to be dead are living there.
When a volcano erupts a deepsea vessel full of scientists suffers damage and begins to lose control. An underwater volcano erupts and causes the cable to snap huddling the bathosphere into the ocean depths. Three deep sea explorers find themselves trapped underwater after an earthquake. This international version has a running time of 105 minutes. Cotten has his hands full as a captain nemoesque commander of the super sub alpha an odd coincidence, since he later played the famous submariner in mgms captain nemo and the underwater city, fighting against a mad scientist romero with a penchant for splicing together mutant creatures to rule the world. Latitude zero of 1969 was the first, and i believe only, toho tokusatsu effectsdriven film shot in english, for an englishspeaking market, and only groomed for japanese release afterward. For the discussion of toho produced and distributed films or shows released before 1980.
May 27, 2016 brett homenick richard jaeckel, linda haynes, akira takarada, joseph cotten, and kin omae prepare for battle in latitude zero 1969. Listen to kaijuvision radio episodes free, on demand. Latitude zero is a 1969 film about a journalist who is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200 year old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. Jan 01, 2018 this feature is not available right now. Their rescue comes from a submarine whose captain, mackenzie, has several unusual characteristics, not the least of which is his age. Latitude zero media blasters tokyo shock 1969 color 2.
The entrance to latitude zero m12 the alpha enter the port m latitude zero i m14 latitude zero ii m15 latitude zero iii m16 the dinner of latitude zero m17 attack of blackshark m18 dr. Latitude zero 1969 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. The story was written by ted sherdeman, writer of the 1954 sciencefiction film them. A very different toho film, where we have actors joseph cotton and akira takarada as. Media streaming providers, some require a registration others are free to use for anyone. Latitude zero from toeis latitude zero 1 or, submarine ball 2 this is a direct transliteration from japanese. The program dwells on the doings of one captain craig mckenzie. It is soon discovered that captain mckenzie is at war with the evil dr. Resort latitude zero offers incredible surfing holidays and luxurious tropical island resort accommodation in western indonesia. The explorers are taken to latitude zero, an underwater paradise located fifteen. And just as wondrously, the 1969 fantasia about an enlightened genius, his supersubmarine, and an undersea shangrila called latitude zero.
The film stars both american and japanese actors including joseph cotten, cesar romero, akira takarada, masumi okada, richard jaeckel, patricia medina, and akihiko hirata. So the proper version of the movie, and the longer cut by 15 minutes, is the english language one. Jules masson masumi okada, a french geologist, and perry lawton. Latitude zero starring joseph cotton and cesar romero, this. Teruo aragaki giant rat susumu kurobe chin haruo nakajima griffon bat people giant rat haruyoshi nakamura bat people cesar romero dr. Latitude zero 1970 an ageless submarine captain joseph cotten ferries three explorers to an underwater colony threatened by a villain cesar romero. A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger.
It was produced by don sharp, funded largely by toho, and directed by ishiro honda. The scifi world of the late 60s saw a number of weird anglojapanese mutations spring to life, like the terrifying spaceborn menace, the green slime. Directed by ishiro honda directed by ishiro honda produced by don sharp screenplay by ted sherdeman starring joseph cotten, cesar romero, richard jaeckel, pa. A re grade angels cut habano ecuador wrapper from 2011 thats easily the finest ive ever seen.
Jun, 2017 latitude zero opens with narration, explaining to the viewer that a japanese research vessel has come to the equator to investigate something called the cromwell current, and where we find a bathysphere containing dr. The great latitude 0 operation is a 1969 tokusatsu science fiction film produced by toho and based on the radio serial latitude zero created by ted sherdeman. Latitude zero feels like a juvenile version of a typical jules verne adventure, and is fairly entertaining on that level. To their rescue comes captain mackenzie joseph cotton citizen kane commander of alpha a hightech atomic submarine. Experimental blend is a home run, and is poised to surpass even the original latitude zero core line, which would be no easy task. Our paradise island sits almost right on the equator yep, latitude. After reading this book, i learned more about biking and bike culture, ecuador and its sights, and how teenagers view, use, and feel about media. Latitude zero plays out like a classic american serial with a higher budget. While the americans and japanese on the production staff got into frequent arguments, at least the costume department had fun. Thats when monsters and mutants sent by the captains rival, a 200 year old scientist, attack. The group is quickly taken to a vast underwater city known as latitude zero, a fantastic, atlantean type utopia, a world beneath the ocean with its own sun. Released in 1969, this japaneseus coproduction was based on a popular radio serial written by ted sherdeman. Lattitude zero 1969 japanese version internet archive.
And this is just only the beginning of this feature film. The story was written by ted sherdeman, writer on the 1954 sciencefiction film, them. Latitude zero the 1969 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. A journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200 year old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. Latitude zero 1969 trailer english version youtube. The optical bat work looks idiotic and the matte paintings are fantastic. Okada is kidnapped m19 the bath of immunity m20 malik and dr.
Heres the japanese version of latitude zero with english subtitles. By contemporary standards a lush fantasy production, latitude zero boasted a crew of toho studio all stars including composer akira ifukube, producer tomoyuki tanaka, director ishiro honda, and effects. Ishiro hondas 1969 scifi, action, monster movie mashup. Latitude zero deathlands mass market paperback march 1, 1991 by james axler author 4.
This is a direct transliteration from the japanese. The captain takes the crew to a secret underwater utopia called latitude zero that is dedicated to the preservation and protection of mankind. Episode 69 jorge and ralph watched one of the most insane movies so far. It was based on a 1941 radio serial of the same name by its writer ted sherdeman. Jul 15, 2015 latitude zero takes its name from ecuador, an homage to their supplier oliva tobacco companys major growing area and the origin of the gorgeous wrapper leaf gracing their new premium brand. Online movie latitude zero full streaming, download latitude zero online, download latitude zero movie, stream movie latitude zero.
Latitude zero 1970 cast and crew an ageless submarine captain joseph cotten ferries three explorers to an underwater colony threatened by a villain cesar romero. Two scientists and a reporter are lowered into the ocean in a bathosphere to study the effects of the cromwell current. Latitude zero film, dvd japanese and american versions. It was directed by ishiro honda with special effects by eiji tsuburaya his last sciencefiction film. The surf resort is situated on its own private island, off the west coast of sumatra in the telo islands, which is north of the mentawai islands. Latitude zero 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1969 ishiro honda made latitude zero at toho studios with a. Godeon favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite august 2, 2018 subject. Latitude zero suffered especially from its production history.
Okada m21 the bloodrock trap m22 griffon m23 monsters at bloodrock m24. She then worked her way from exploitation films like coffy 1973 to a majorstudio role in the drowning pool 1976. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named the alpha under the command of captain mckenzie. Compared to japan where directors were often given full control of the. English title ido 0 daisakusen 1969, japan, alternative spelling kaitei daisenso ido zero daisakusen 1969 latitude zero military tactics 1969.
Moon zero two 1969 full movie download full hd youtube. Latitude zero ist ein usamerikanischjapanischer fantasyfilm aus dem jahr 1969. That is the deliciousness of the film, and if you cant enjoy what amounts to tenyearold kid brainless fantasy, youre probably not going to enjoy this movie. Discover the incredible world of tomorrow15 miles straight down at latitude zero. When it was released in the united states by national general pictures, it was cut by six minutes.
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Dec 29, 2007 latitude zero begins when a couple of scientists akira takarada and masumi okada and one american reporter richard jaeckel find themselves lost at sea after an underwater explosion and are rescued by a submarine run by captain craig mckenzie jospeh cotten along with his beautiful assistant dr. On todays show nic and i will be talking about a japanese science fiction and fantasy film latitude zero ido zero daisakusen, 1969 directed by ishiro honda. Latitude zero 1969, united states atragon ii 1969, international. Bmc94latitude zero 1969 ido zero daisakusen toll free. Ido zero daisakusen street date december 11, 2007 19. Watch latitude zero 1969 full movie online free 123movie. The captain takes the crew to a secret underwater utopia called latitude zero that is. With akira takarada, joseph cotten, cesar romero, richard jaeckel. It was directed by ishiro honda and written by ted sherdeman, based on his radio serial of the same name. Watch moon zero two full movie in hd visit the colonisation of space began in 1986 and now, fifty years on, the m. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for latitude zero in any language. An unexpected volcanic eruption causes an advanced submarine to take refuge in a secret underwater city in this japanese scifi adventure.
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