016 - Message from Space (1978)

In preparation for Solo: A Star Wars Story, we're taking a look at an early Star Wars ripoff from Japan: 1978s "Message From Space." It stars Sonny Chiba and Vic Morrow and it's basically a Japanese sci-fi equivalent of a spaghetti western....

An episode of the The Retro Craptacular podcast, hosted by Fly Casual Media, titled "016 - Message from Space (1978)" was published on May 21, 2018 and runs 57 minutes.

May 21, 2018 ·57m · The Retro Craptacular

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In preparation for Solo: A Star Wars Story, we're taking a look at an early Star Wars ripoff from Japan: 1978s "Message From Space." It stars Sonny Chiba and Vic Morrow and it's basically a Japanese sci-fi equivalent of a spaghetti western. Interesting to say the least. iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/Rcpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrocrappod GooglePlay:http://tinyurl.com/y9bfyz72 Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrocrappod Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y8l9mf5j Email: [email protected] retrocraptacular.libsyn.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In preparation for Solo: A Star Wars Story, we're taking a look at an early Star Wars ripoff from Japan: 1978s "Message From Space." It stars Sonny Chiba and Vic Morrow and it's basically a Japanese sci-fi equivalent of a spaghetti western. Interesting to say the least.

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