Latitude Zero (1969)
Science FictionAdventureAction
A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named The Alpha under the command of Captain McKenzie. 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. It is soon discovered that Captain McKenzie is at war with the evil Dr. Malic, a cruel scientist who wishes to rule mankind all the while conducting genetic experiments on humans and animals. Malic sends his agents to kidnap Dr. Okada, a human scientist who has created a serum that can immunize exposure to radiation.
Director:
Ishirō Honda
Writers:
Ted Sherdeman, Shinichi Sekizawa.
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Joseph Cotten as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie |
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Cesar Romero as Dr. Malic / Lt. Hastings |
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Akira Takarada as Dr. Ken Tashiro |
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Masumi Okada as Dr. Jules Masson |
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Richard Jaeckel as Perry Lawton |
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Patricia Medina as Lucretia |
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Mari Nakayama as Tsuruko Okada |
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Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Sugata |
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Tetsu Nakamura as Dr. Okada |
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Hikaru Kuroki as Capt. Kroiga |
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Hitoshi Ōmae as Kobo |
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Linda Haynes as Dr. Anne Barton |
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Susumu Kurobe as Chin |
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Haruo Nakajima as Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man |
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Hiroshi Sekita as Warren / Bat Man |
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Teruo Aragaki as Giant Rat (uncredited) |
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Haruyoshi Nakamura as Giant Rat (uncredited) |
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Susumu Utsumi as Bat Man (uncredited) |
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Seiji Onaka as Sailor on escort ship (uncredited) |
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Osman Yusuf as Subordinate with gun (uncredited) |
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Wataru Ōmae as Advisor (uncredited) |
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Burr Middleton as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Writing | Ted Sherdeman | Screenplay |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Taiichi Kankura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ume Takeda | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Glazman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kiichi Ishida | Costume Design |
| Production | Yasuaki Sakamoto | Production Manager |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Don Sharpe | Producer |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Directing | Seiji Tani | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ted Sherdeman | Original Story |
| Crew | Ted Sherdeman | Radio Play |
| Directing | Koji Hashimoto | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Warren Lewis | Creative Consultant |
| Sound | Sadamasa Nishimoto | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Masao Fujiyoshi | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects |
| Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yôichi Manoda | VFX Director of Photography |
| Camera | Takashi Nakao | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Tadaaki Watanabe | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kyuzo Yamamoto | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yasuaki Sakamoto | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
| Art | Fuchimu Shimakura | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Fuchimu Shimakura | Matte Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teizô Toshimitsu | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Yasuei Yagi | Modeling |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yasuei Yagi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nobuyuki Yasumaru | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Nobuyuki Yasumaru | Modeling |
| Crew | Yoshio Tabuchi | Special Effects |
| Crew | Yoshio Tabuchi | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Kawakita | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Kawakita | Visual Effects Camera |
| Writing | Shinichi Sekizawa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hiroyasu Sunahara | Assistant Director |
