A group of robots and aliens send Starman, who's kinda like the Japanese version of Superman, to Earth to protect us from this evil brain running roughshod who has an army of guys who wear Batman outfits and some other monster-types. This was edited together from a few episodes of a Japanese theatrical serial called SUPER GIANT so the cutting is a little wonky at times and often lacks any sense. The original series was from the 50's and this was first shown here on TV in '65 so it probably looked kinda old even back then. It actually looks to me like it coulda been made in the 30's like one of those old-time serials except for the kung fu-style fighting. There's another patchwork film with Starman called ATTACK FROM SPACE which I think is made from even earlier episodes of SUPER GIANT so I guess technically this might be a sequel of some sort. Both of these are ridiculous and absurd but good for a cheap laugh just for the dumb goofball costumes, dumb plot and silly heroics. Apparently things have been nutty and weird in Japan for a long time.
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