Released
Sayonara Jupiter
March 17 1984 (almost 41 years ago)Rating
48
Based on
6 reviews
A black hole, Jupiter and a desperate scheme to save mankind!
- Directors: Koji Hashimoto, Sakyo Komatsu
- Writer: Sakyo Komatsu
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 10 m
- Country: Japan
- Companies: TOHO, Toho Pictures, IO Corp., Toho Eizo Co., Tokyo Laboratory, Far East Laboratory
In the 22nd century, scientists from an energy-depleted Earth research new fuel sources in the far corners of the solar system, where they discover an ancient alien race from Jupiter as well as the emergence of an apocalyptically dangerous black hole. Koji Hashimoto's 1983 sci-fi adventure was conceived as a Japanese competitor to the upcoming sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001, titled 2010, and often mirrors the sequel's plot.
