MESSAGE FROM SPACE Movie Trailer HD (1978) - Plot synopsis: Kinji Fukasaku (BATTLE ROYALE) directs an international cast led by Sonny Chiba, Vic Morrow and Etsuko Shihomi in the science fiction spectacle MESSAGE FROM SPACE – the Toei Company’s answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was STAR WARS.br br Somewhere in a far-flung galaxy lies the planet of Jillucia. Once a peaceful utopia, it has now fallen under the control of the Gavanas Empire, a warlike race ruled by the ruthless Emperor Rockseia (Mikio Narita). Desperate for help, the leader of the Jillucian people (Junkichi Orimoto) launches eight Liabe seeds into space – glowing orbs that, according to legend, will each summon a powerful warrior to the planet’s aid.