Bye Bye Jupiter
– In the 22nd century, scientists from an energy-depleted Earth research new fuel sources in the far c..
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.
17 Mar 1984
Japanese, English
Koji Hashimoto, Sakyo Komatsu
Sakyo Komatsu (based on the novel by), Sakyo Komatsu (screenplay)
Tomokazu Miura, Dangely Diane, Miyuki Ono, Rachel Huggett
While extracting water from the Martian polar ice caps, ancient carvings are uncovered describing an alien spacecraft crashing into Jupiter, postponing plans to turn Jupiter into a second Sun.