Latitude Zero (1969)
Latitude Zero (1969)
Discover the incredible world of tomorrow... 15 miles straight down at LATITUDE ZERO
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.

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Cast

Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten As: Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Cesar Romero Cesar Romero As: Dr. Malic / Lt. Hastings
Akira Takarada Akira Takarada As: Dr. Ken Tashiro
Masumi Okada Masumi Okada As: Dr. Jules Masson
Richard Jaeckel Richard Jaeckel As: Perry Lawton
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Discover the incredible world of tomorrow... 15 miles straight down at LATITUDE ZERO
Certification: U

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

Language: English

Release Date: 26 July 1969

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Ambassador Productions, Don Sharpe Enterprises

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Cast

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Dr. Malic / Lt. Hastings

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Dr. Ken Tashiro

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Dr. Jules Masson

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Perry Lawton

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Lucretia

Mari Nakayama

Mari Nakayama

Tsuruko Okada

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Sugata

Tetsu Nakamura

Tetsu Nakamura

Dr. Okada

Hikaru Kuroki

Hikaru Kuroki

Capt. Kroiga

Hitoshi Ōmae

Hitoshi Ōmae

Kobo

Linda Haynes

Linda Haynes

Dr. Anne Barton

Susumu Kurobe

Susumu Kurobe

Chin

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man

Hiroshi Sekita

Hiroshi Sekita

Warren / Bat Man

Teruo Aragaki

Teruo Aragaki

Giant Rat (uncredited)

Haruyoshi Nakamura

Haruyoshi Nakamura

Giant Rat (uncredited)

Susumu Utsumi

Susumu Utsumi

Bat Man (uncredited)

Seiji Onaka

Seiji Onaka

Sailor on escort ship (uncredited)

Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Subordinate with gun (uncredited)

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Advisor (uncredited)

Burr Middleton

Burr Middleton

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Seiji Tani

Seiji Tani

First Assistant Director

Koji Hashimoto

Koji Hashimoto

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Ted Sherdeman

Ted Sherdeman

Screenplay

Ted Sherdeman

Ted Sherdeman

Original Story

Shinichi Sekizawa

Shinichi Sekizawa

Screenplay

Production Crew

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Production Manager

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Don Sharpe

Don Sharpe

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Linda Glazman

Linda Glazman

Costume Design

Kiichi Ishida

Kiichi Ishida

Costume Design

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Costume Design

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Costume Design

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sound Effects

Hisashi Shimonaga

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Mixer

Masao Fujiyoshi

Masao Fujiyoshi

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

VFX Director of Photography

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

VFX Director of Photography

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Visual Effects Production Manager

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Matte Painter

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Modeling

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Modeling

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Visual Effects

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Visual Effects Camera

Camera

Taiichi Kankura

Taiichi Kankura

Director of Photography

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Production Design

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Other Crew

Ted Sherdeman

Ted Sherdeman

Radio Play

Warren Lewis

Warren Lewis

Creative Consultant

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Tadaaki Watanabe

Tadaaki Watanabe

Special Effects

Kyuzo Yamamoto

Kyuzo Yamamoto

Special Effects

Yoshio Tabuchi

Yoshio Tabuchi

Special Effects

Yoshio Tabuchi

Yoshio Tabuchi

Special Effects Assistant

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