Message From Space / Uchu kara no messeji
In what probably amounts to the most blatant rip-off of Star Wars to date, Japan\\\'s Message from Space (Uchu kara no messeji) from 1978 features a super-fortress flyover, a white-clad princess, rogue star pilots, dogfights in space, a plucky robot, an intergalactic watering hole, a planet-killing space-station-moon, blasters, swords, armored minions, and a climactic trench-run to deliver a torpedo into an open shaft... ok, it\\\'s a tunnel, but the similarity is unmistakable.
Message from Space, while attempting to emulate the style of Star Wars, does vaguely attempt a unique storyline.
King Kaiba from the peaceful planet of Jillucia has sent out eight Liabe holy seeds into space, each to find a warrior to defend from the evil Gavanas, who have nearly destroyed Jillucia. The warriors band together to overcome the \\\"galactic empire\\\" through several Star Wars-type scenarios, including sword fights, blaster exchanges, droids that save the day, and of course the obligatory \\\"tunnel run\\\".
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This is my own made DVD. It is made from the France DVD rip and the VHS english soundtrak. The picture and sound is 8 /10.
This rip is made with DVD shrink.
I have made a DVD cover and a text about the similarities between Star Wars and Message From Space in PDF format also included in this torrent.