Prince of Space

About Prince of Space

Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.

Prince of Space is a 1959 science fiction film directed by Eijirō Wakabayashi. Released in May 1959, it runs 85 minutes.

Its themes are space, alien invasion, prince, and tokusatsu. The film began as a television series.

Tatsuo Umemiya appears as Prince of Space, Ushio Akashi as Dr. Macken, Joji Oka as Ambassador Dictator Phantom, and Hiroko Mine as Susie. The screenplay is by Shin Morita. It streams on AMC, AMC+, and AMC+ Amazon Channel in the United States.

Shin Ultraman, Atomic Rulers, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 make useful companions to Prince of Space, all filed under alien and superhero.