Latitude Zero
Cast & Crew
Ishiro Honda
Joseph Cotten
Cesar Romero
Richard Jaeckel
Patricia Medina
Linda Haynes
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Oceanographer Dr. Tashiro, physicist Dr. Masson, and newspaperman Perry Lawton are exploring the ocean in a bathysphere when a volcano erupts, causing them to lose control of their vessel. The three explorers are saved by Captain McKenzie, the commander of the submarine Alpha , and he takes them to the undersea city of Latitude Zero, populated by scientists dedicated to the betterment of mankind. On the nearby island of Blood Rock, however, Malic the Murderer plans to kidnap Dr. Okada, who has discovered a serum to protect man against radiation. Malic succeeds in his scheme and takes Okada to Blood Rock where he hopes to learn the scientist's secret by transplanting his brain. Captain McKenzie attempts to rescue Okada but encounters a group of monsters created by Malic to defend the island. McKenzie fights off gigantic rats, a crossbreed of men and bats, and the griffin, a lion-eagle creature, before he is able to rescue Okada; Malic, meanwhile, is destroyed by one of his own hybrid monsters. Tashiro and Masson decide to remain in Latitude Zero, but Perry decides to return to land and tell the spectacular story of their voyage.
Director
Ishiro Honda
Cast
Joseph Cotten
Cesar Romero
Richard Jaeckel
Patricia Medina
Linda Haynes
Akira Takarada
Masumi Okada
Hikaru Kuroki
Mari Nakayama
Tetsu Nakamura
Akihiko Hirata
Kin Omae
Crew
Masao Fujiyoshi
Linda Glazman
Kiichi Ichida
Akira Ifukube
Taiichi Kankura
Takeo Kita
Warren Lewis
Sadamasa Nishimoto
Kiichi Onda
Yasuaki Sakamoto
Shinichi Sekizawa
Ted Sherdeman
Hisashi Shimonaga
Ume Takeda
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Seiji Tani
Eiji Tsuburaya
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
After years of being dubbed, Akira Takarada is heard using his own voice to speak English in this film.
When the television syndication contracts had expired this film became unavailable, reportedly due to a dispute over the rights.
Notes
Copyright length: 106 min. Released in Japan in 1969 as Ido Zero daisakusen. The participation of Don Sharp Productions is unconfirmed.
