Saturn (1976 film)

Saturn is a 1976 Vlokozuian science-fiction action thriller film directed by Pasi Peure, written by Florian Hill and released by El TV Kadsre Films and Toei Company on January 16, 1976. Saturn is one of Peure's directed works before the formation of the Technic Heroes franchise, as the first TH movie, Robotman was released five months after Saturn. Saturn is also the first film to use the newly-released Acura Stereo sound technology, which came out 10 days prior to Saturn's release.

Plot
In the year 2040, a future where the Vlokozu Union has managed to thrive, uniting more islands into the union, a mission to colonize Saturn in honor of their previous mission to land on Mars has been commissioned at the Vlokozuian Space Agency, and five astronauts, Dave Anderson, a Vlokist politician and aeronautical engineer, John Davis, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning scientist, Yuki Fujimoto, a Sentanese computer programmer, Isabella Oakley, a bio-engineer from Canada, and Brodie Russells, an intern at the VSA laboratory are recruited for the mission. As they enter the ship, they thank Michael Vlokozu's grandson and current prime minister of the Vlokozu Union, Michael "Mikey Mark II" Vlokozu II before taking off into space, ready for their journey to Saturn.

On their way to the planet, the team begins talking about each other and what they wish to do one day. During their conversation, however, their ship is approached by an oncoming meteor shower, and as a result, the crew performs some evasive maneuvers to avoid the meteors, with only three small meteors striking their ship. Yuki travels outside of the ship to fix up the damages the ship endured when passing through the meteor shower. Upon approaching the first meteorite to dissolve it, an alien creature emerges from the meteor and begins chasing Yuki inside the ship. Yuki tries using an emergency flamethrower to kill the creature, but instead of killing him, it makes him stronger and kills Yuki by dissolving it, gaining his intelligence and memories and the ability to speak English.

An hour later, Dave and John realize that Yuki has been missing for so long now and decide to come check on him, right when the power in the ship suddenly goes off. The two then go outside to check on Yuki, but discover that the only remains of him are the spacesuit he was wearing. The two are then perpetrated by the same alien creature, named Yvornx (He-vurnks), who now controls a metallic body constructed from parts of the ship.

Cast

 * Bentley House as Dave Anderson
 * Ryota Ružička as John Davis
 * Goro Yukimura as Yuki Fujimoto & Yvornx
 * Lindsay Smith as Isabella Oakley
 * Phillip Stringer as Brodie Russells
 * William Benter as Michael Vlokozu II

Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the storyline and alien designs.