Japan's Attack of the Giant Jellyfish From Space!

Millions of Massive Jellyfish are Invading Japan!

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. It's true! It has been reported from Hiroshima, of all places, that hordes of millions of giant jellyfish have invaded the seas around Western Japan. These jellyfish are massive with some weighing in at over 210 kilograms!

Super sonic jets cannot catch them!

Rockets cannot stop them!

Armored tanks are helpless before them!

Even guided missiles are powerless!

See the Giant JellyFish from Space Destroy an Entire Country! 

The entire population of Japan is in a panic and the Japanese government has asked for United Nations assistance in dealing with the invaders from outer space. They have also asked that people remain calm and stay indoors while the Japanese military attack the giant jellyfish by air and sea.


If the situation does not get under control, then the Japanese government will ask that nuclear weapons be used on the invaders.


Don't believe me? Well here's proof! The UPI reports:

HIROSHIMA, Japan, March 9 (UPI) -- Giant jellyfish, thought to be from Chinese waters, have been floating into the Sea of Japan and wreaking havoc on the Japanese fishing industry, officials say.


Millions of the creatures, each weighing almost 450 pounds with a bell reaching almost 7 feet across and trailing a tangle of long, stinging tentacles, have moved into the Sea of Japan every summer since 2002, LiveScience.com reported Wednesday.


Armadas of giant jellyfish, Nemopilemanomurai, probably originate in the coastal waters of China, Shin-ichi Uye of Hiroshima University said. Uye said he has documented the movement of young giant jellyfish from Chinese waters into the Sea of Japan on currents, and the growth of these jellyfish along the way.

OK, well, I made up the part about the jellyfish being from space... Oh, and, I also made up the part about the people panicking and the Japanese government sending out the military and asking the United Nations for assistance.... And, I suppose, the part about the nuclear weapons was a bit "over the top."


But an invasion of giant jellyfish! What a great story, eh?

Is there anywhere else besides Japan that you could imagine even having a story like giant jellyfish like this in the news? Nope. Only Japan.

Now, if I can only get George Lucas to buy my idea about giant (cute) anime jellyfish from space coming to earth to capture our females to use as love slaves, I'd be rich!

God, I love Japan. 

Conquest of Space 1955 - Campy Cinema Before Japan!

This is fab! In 1955 they already knew exactly how space exploration was going to be. How did they know?!



Even though this was made in 1955, it is uncanny how much this looks like today's Japanese Super-Hero or space movies! It seems obvious to me that this was an inspirational film.

Chuckle!


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Free Sunday Matinee: Gamera the Invincible (1965) Uncut and Free! No signup!

Need to burn some time yet do not want to spend any money? Yep. I can relate to that. Grab a bag of potato chips and a drink and relax with this B-grade Japanese cinema classic. Uncut, and unedited and in full length. Quality is great too. Acting is fabulously retro! And this movie is action-packed from the get-go!

Here is the American release of Gamera the Invincible from 1965!

This was the only film in the original Gamera series to be released to American theaters. It was originally presented in America by World Entertainment Corp. and Harris Associates, Inc. who re-named the film Gammera the Invincible. All subsequent entries in the series were released directly to television by American International Productions Television. Gammera the Invincible's American premiere was in New Orleans on December 15, 1966. Gammera the Invincible was heavily re-edited from its original Japanese version. Scenes were moved around and some were deleted completely. New footage featuring American actors was spliced in to create a more international feel and to replace scenes shot in the original cut featuring American extras with poor acting. Theses new scenes featured actors such as Albert Dekker and Brian Donlevy. The film was dubbed by Titan Productions, Inc. It features the voices of Jack Curtis and Peter Fernandez, who are best known as voices on Speed Racer and Ultraman.

The film opens with Gamera's awakening from the accidental detonation of an atomic bomb as a result of an aerial assault by American fighters on Soviet bombers caught crossing into North American airspace. Gamera wastes no time in causing a rampage of destruction, first destroying a Japanese research ship, then making its way to Japan to wreak havoc. In an attempt to stop the giant turtle, Gamera is sedated with a freezing agent on a precipice, and powerful explosives are placed at the base. The explosion knocks the monster on its back, and while it seems as though mankind has scored a victory, this is not the case: Gamera reveals its ability to fly. A second strategy, Plan Z, is devised to stop the monster, this time by baiting it into a rocket bound for Mars. The plan is successful and the Earth is safe from Gamera.

Enjoy the show!

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How did Japanese cinema ever come up with these ideas? Well, if you still have time, check out what happened with plants mutating & growing wildly a few weeks after the atomic bombs were dropped at 29:45 in the video at This is Powerful! Alternative Views: Hiroshima & Nagasaki. What People Experienced .

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Keywords: Gamera, Science-fiction, sci-fi, 1965, retro