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''Latitude Zero'' is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Creator/IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

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''Latitude Zero'' is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} {{Toku}}satsu film directed by Creator/IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).



* Really700YearsOld: The Citizens of Latitude Zero, Malic, his wife, and his crew members are actually 200 years old.

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* Really700YearsOld: ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Citizens of Latitude Zero, Malic, his wife, and his crew members are actually 200 years old.
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%%* * RentAZilla: The Griffon.Griffon, a massive winged lion with the brain of a human. [[spoiler:She eventually turns on the MadScientist who made her and kills herself in the process.]]
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''Latitude Zero'' is an interesting case of a movie with an all-star cast as well as Toho's dream team. Plus, it's also an interesting non-kaiju film in which Haruo Nakajima plays monsters only nearly human-sized instead of a 50 foot monster.

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''Latitude Zero'' is an interesting case of a movie with an all-star cast as well as Toho's dream team. Plus, it's also an interesting non-kaiju film in which Haruo Nakajima Creator/HaruoNakajima plays monsters only nearly human-sized instead of a 50 foot monster.

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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Creator/IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

Latitude Zero is an interesting case where it has an all-star cast as well as Toho's dream team. Plus, it's also an interesting non-kaiju film in which Haruo Nakajima plays monsters only nearly human-sized instead of a 50 foot monster.

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Latitude Zero ''Latitude Zero'' is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Creator/IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

Latitude Zero ''Latitude Zero'' is an interesting case where it has of a movie with an all-star cast as well as Toho's dream team. Plus, it's also an interesting non-kaiju film in which Haruo Nakajima plays monsters only nearly human-sized instead of a 50 foot monster.
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* BatPeople: One of the types of mutated beasts created by the MadScientist, Malic, are the Bat Men, giant humanoid bats which act as guard dogs in his secret base.



* Really700YearsOld: The Citizens of Latitude Zero as well as Malic, his wife and crew members are actually 200 years old.
* RentAZilla: The Griffon
* {{Yandere}}: Kuroi subverts this trope later on as she's obsessed with Malic, even trying to kill Mackenzie for him. When she becomes the Black Moth, she decides to crash into Malic's submarine

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* Really700YearsOld: The Citizens of Latitude Zero as well as Zero, Malic, his wife wife, and his crew members are actually 200 years old.
* %%* RentAZilla: The Griffon
Griffon.
* {{Yandere}}: Kuroi subverts this trope later on as she's obsessed with Malic, even trying to kill Mackenzie for him. When she becomes the Black Moth, she decides to crash into Malic's submarinesubmarine.
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* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Well, Perry Lawton tried once he reached into the surface, but no one believes him. How are they gonna noticed Ken Tashiro and Jules Masson are missing?

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* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Well, Perry Lawton tried once he reached into the surface, but no one believes him. How are they gonna noticed notice Ken Tashiro and Jules Masson are missing?
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* NoImmortalInertia: Shown on screen when [[spoiler:Malik accidentally]] kills [[spoiler:Lucretia]].

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* NoImmortalInertia: Shown on screen when [[spoiler:Malik [[spoiler:Malic accidentally]] kills [[spoiler:Lucretia]].
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* NoImmortalInertia: Shown on screen when [[spoiler:Malik accidentally]] kills [[spoiler:Lucretia]].
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* ActingForTwo: Joseph Cotten and Cesar Romero (yes, that [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Cesar Romero]]) plays Mackenzie and Malic respectively also plays another Mackenzie and Romero plays Lt. Hastings. Haruo Nakajima play 3 monsters on the movie, being a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize giant rat]], a giant man-bat, and Black Moth.



* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Malic is [[Series/{{Batman}} The Joker]].
** Ken Tashiro and Dr. Sugata are [[Film/{{Gojira}} Ogata and Serizawa]].
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* RentAZilla: The Griffon
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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by IshiroHonda Creator/IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).
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* CoolShip: As expected by Toho, the ''Alpha-Gou'' and the ''Black Shark''. However, the ''Alpha-Gou'' can ''fly''.

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* CoolShip: As expected by Toho, the ''Alpha-Gou'' and the ''Black Shark''. However, the ''Alpha-Gou'' can ''fly''.[[IfItSwimsItFlies can]] ''[[IfItSwimsItFlies fly]]''.
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* ActingForTwo: Joseph Cotten and Cesar Romero (yes, that [[TheJoker Cesar Romero]]) plays Mackenzie and Malic respectively also plays another Mackenzie and Romero plays Lt. Hastings. Haruo Nakajima play 3 monsters on the movie, being a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize giant rat]], a giant man-bat, and Black Moth.

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* ActingForTwo: Joseph Cotten and Cesar Romero (yes, that [[TheJoker [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Cesar Romero]]) plays Mackenzie and Malic respectively also plays another Mackenzie and Romero plays Lt. Hastings. Haruo Nakajima play 3 monsters on the movie, being a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize giant rat]], a giant man-bat, and Black Moth.



* ImmuneToBullets: The whole purpose of the green bath the main characters took so they won't be harmed by bullets.

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* ImmuneToBullets: The whole purpose of the green bath the main characters took so they won't be harmed by bullets.
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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda IshiroHonda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Malic really pissed off Kuroi once he puts her brain as an experiment

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Malic really pissed off Kuroi once he puts her brain as an experimentexperiment.
* ImmuneToBullets: The whole purpose of the green bath the main characters took so they won't be harmed by bullets.
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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, Them! (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).

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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, Them! ''Film/{{Them}}'' (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero).
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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (saly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, Them! (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero.

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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (saly, (sadly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, Them! (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero.
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* CoolShip: As expected by Toho, the ''Alpha-Gou'' and the ''Black Shark''. However, the ''Alpha-Gou'' can ''fly''.

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* ActingForTwo: Joseph Cotten and Cesar Romero (yes, that Cesar Romero) plays Mackenzie and Malic respectively also plays another Mackenzie and Romero plays Lt. Hastings. Haruo Nakajima play 3 monsters on the movie, being a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize giant rat]], a giant man-bat, and Black Moth.
* GreatestStoryNeverTold:

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* ActingForTwo: Joseph Cotten and Cesar Romero (yes, that [[TheJoker Cesar Romero) Romero]]) plays Mackenzie and Malic respectively also plays another Mackenzie and Romero plays Lt. Hastings. Haruo Nakajima play 3 monsters on the movie, being a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize giant rat]], a giant man-bat, and Black Moth.
* GreatestStoryNeverTold: TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Well, Perry Lawton tried once he reached into the surface, but no one believes him. How are they gonna noticed Ken Tashiro and Jules Masson are missing?
* FaceOfAThug: Koubo looks like a thug, doesn't he? He helps the main characters to stop Malic from destroying Latitude Zero.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Malic is [[Series/{{Batman}} The Joker]].
** Ken Tashiro and Dr. Sugata are [[Film/{{Gojira}} Ogata and Serizawa]].


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* Really700YearsOld: The Citizens of Latitude Zero as well as Malic, his wife and crew members are actually 200 years old.
* {{Yandere}}: Kuroi subverts this trope later on as she's obsessed with Malic, even trying to kill Mackenzie for him. When she becomes the Black Moth, she decides to crash into Malic's submarine
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Latitude Zero is a 1969 {{Tokusatsu}} film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya (saly, being his last science-fiction film). The story was written by Ted Sherdeman, writer on the 1954 science-fiction film, Them! (and based on a 1941 radio serial written by Sherdeman entitled Latitude Zero.

Latitude Zero is an interesting case where it has an all-star cast as well as Toho's dream team. Plus, it's also an interesting non-kaiju film in which Haruo Nakajima plays monsters only nearly human-sized instead of a 50 foot monster.

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* ActingForTwo: Joseph Cotten and Cesar Romero (yes, that Cesar Romero) plays Mackenzie and Malic respectively also plays another Mackenzie and Romero plays Lt. Hastings. Haruo Nakajima play 3 monsters on the movie, being a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize giant rat]], a giant man-bat, and Black Moth.
* GreatestStoryNeverTold:
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Malic really pissed off Kuroi once he puts her brain as an experiment

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