Japan / Jul 26, 1969 / 89-minute Japanese dubbed version titled "The Great Latitude 0 Operation"
Discover the incredible world of tomorrow... 15 miles straight down at LATITUDE ZERO
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akihiko Hirata | Dr. Sugata |
| Tetsu Nakamura | Dr. Okada |
| Hikaru Kuroki | Capt. Kroiga |
| Hitoshi Ōmae | Kobo |
| Linda Haynes | Dr. Anne Barton |
| Susumu Kurobe | Chin |
| Haruo Nakajima | Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man |
| Hiroshi Sekita | Warren / Bat Man |
| Teruo Aragaki | Giant Rat (uncredited) |
| Haruyoshi Nakamura | Giant Rat (uncredited) |
| Susumu Utsumi | Bat Man (uncredited) |
| Seiji Onaka | Sailor on escort ship (uncredited) |
| Osman Yusuf | Subordinate with gun (uncredited) |
| Wataru Ōmae | Advisor (uncredited) |
| Burr Middleton | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionAdventureAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 緯度0大作戦 |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Ambassador Productions, Don Sharpe Enterprises |
| Release date | 26 luglio 1969 |
| Executive producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Production | Don Sharpe |
| Writer | Ted Sherdeman, Shinichi Sekizawa |
| Editing | Ume Takeda |
| Cinematography | Taiichi Kankura, Takashi Nakao |
| Assistant directors | Seiji Tani, Koji Hashimoto, Ishirō Honda |
| Camera operators | Taiichi Kankura, Takashi Nakao |
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| Additional photography | Taiichi Kankura, Takashi Nakao |
| Production design | Takeo Kita, Fuchimu Shimakura |
| Art direction | Takeo Kita, Fuchimu Shimakura |
| Set decoration | Takeo Kita, Fuchimu Shimakura |
| Special effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Teruyoshi Nakano, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yôichi Manoda, Tadaaki Watanabe, Kyuzo Yamamoto, Yoshio Tabuchi |
| Visual effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama, Sadao Iizuka, Koichi Kawakita, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yôichi Manoda, Yasuaki Sakamoto, Fuchimu Shimakura, Teizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Nobuyuki Yasumaru |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Sadamasa Nishimoto, Hisashi Shimonaga, Masao Fujiyoshi |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Sadamasa Nishimoto, Hisashi Shimonaga, Masao Fujiyoshi |
| Costume design | Kiichi Ishida, Linda Glazman, Teizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Nobuyuki Yasumaru |
| Makeup | Kiichi Ishida, Linda Glazman, Teizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Nobuyuki Yasumaru |
| Hairstyling | Kiichi Ishida, Linda Glazman, Teizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Nobuyuki Yasumaru |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Apr 03, 1970 / 12
Canada / Jun 05, 1970
United States / Dec 04, 1970 / G / Released by National General Pictures. Uses Toho's international version as a basis, trimmed to 99 minutes.
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France / Oct 03, 1971 / U
Spain / Mar 11, 1974
United Kingdom / Aug 01, 1974 / Released by EMI FIlms. Exact date unknown.
Physical media
United States / Dec 11, 2007 / Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock 2-Disc DVD. Contains international (erroneously called "U.S.") and Japanese-dubbed versions.
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