An alien princess possesses your stepmom while a giant god naps beneath Tokyo. Tuesday, right?
The spirit of Princess Lena, the last emperor of the planet Lectorius who vanished 700 years ago, arrived on Earth as a sphere of light, seeking to inhabit the body of Tsushima Reina. Reina finds herself torn between her lover Kensuke and her stepmother Miyako and her fiancé Domoto. Manipulated by the threads of fate, as the bewildered Reina wanders, she is suddenly attacked by a strange clan. What is Reina's true identity? What are her real intentions? And will the day of the Great Giant God's revival, foretold by Princess Lena, truly come? Earth's final day draws ever closer...
Practical Effects
Giant god puppetry that defies physics and budget
Costume
Alien royalty looks designed by a feverish mall goth
Direction
Kobayashi swings between melodrama and monster chaos
Director
Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shinobu Sakagami was primarily a singer; this was his 'serious actor' era that lasted exactly this film.
Emerges from Japan's 90s direct-to-video tokusatsu boom, when kaiju romance was somehow a viable subgenre.
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