---
title: 'Planet Prince (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eijirō Wakabayashi'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/planet-prince-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053464/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Planet Prince (1959)

1959 · 121 min · Science Fiction, Action · Japan

Original title: 遊星王子

## Synopsis

Planet Prince  is a 1958 Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series created by Masaru Igami and produced by Senkosha, the series aired on NTV from November 4, 1958 to October 6, 1959, with a total of 49 episodes. It was created to capitalize on the success of Shintoho's Super Giant (Starman) movie series. In fact, the title hero bore a strong resemblance to Super Giant. The pair of Planet Prince theatrical featurettes, adapted from the Senkosha TV series, were produced by Toei Studios and filmed in black and white ToeiScope format.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eijirō Wakabayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/eijiro-wakabayashi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Katsuhisa Hattori](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsuhisa-hattori)

## Cast

- [Tatsuo Umemiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuo-umemiya)

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