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Release Date:
15 May 1959 (USA) more
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Tagline:
They come from another World...They want 3 kilometres of land-and...FIVE of your WOMEN! more
Plot:
Aliens arrive on Earth and ask permission to be given a certain tract of land for their people to live on... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kenji Sahara ... Joji Atsumi
Yumi Shirakawa ... Etsuko Shiraishi
Momoko Kôchi ... Hiroko Iwamoto
Akihiko Hirata ... Ryoichi Shiraishi
Takashi Shimura ... Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Susumu Fujita ... Gen. Morita
Hisaya Ito ... Capt. Seki
Yoshio Kosugi ... Cmdr. Sugimoto
Fuyuki Murakami ... Dr. Nobu Kawanami
Tetsu Nakamura ... Dr. Koda
Yoshio Tsuchiya ... Leader of the Mysterians
Yutaka Sada ... Police Capt. Miyamoto
Ren Imaizumi ... Adachi's Assistant Hayami
Takeo Oikawa ... Announcer on TV
Tadao Nakamaru ... 1st Lt. Yamamoto
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Defence Force of the Earth
Earth Defense Force
The Mysterians (USA)
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Runtime:
89 min | Japan:88 min | USA:85 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Perspecta Stereo (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
U.S. press material issued at the time of the film's original release incorrectly listed Masaru Satô (another highly regarded Japanese film composer), rather than Akira Ifukube, as the creator of the score. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): One of the bicyclist firefighters has a very southern-US accent, when the on-screen actors are obviously Japanese. more
Quotes:
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi: Strange things are happening behind the moon! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Was a Teenage Demigod (2009) more

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childhood favourite still good as an adult, 28 June 2002
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Author: gjhong from Canada

I just rented "The Mysterians" which seems to be called "Earth Defence Force" in the Japanse version. The movie holds up well because it seems that the people involved treated the story seriously. When I was young I remember that the "Marcolights" were pretty cool and the music was very dramatic. The music still sounds good today but the sound quality on the tape wasn't that good.

I am glad to see the writers took the job seriously and had the characters ask the questions we asked from the audience. Can the Mysterians be trusted even though they say they are peaceful? Should we ask for a nuclear strike? The Marcolights have a limited range, how can we get around that? Should we wait for the Electronic Cannon or attack right now with the giant airships and Marcolights?

There were a few flaws. For example one of the characters mentioned that a fixed base was a weakness. I assume that is because you can't depend only on a defensive shield. A base must be defended by mobile fighter craft as well. The flying saucers performed that function until they unexpectedly retreated to the base during the climatic battle. The other weak point was the giant airships Alpha-1 and Beta-1. They moved like zeppelins and the standard cannon seemed weak. I guess their plot purpose was to be shot down so that Beta-2 could built for a second attack on the Mysterian base.

If you saw this movie as a kid it is still enjoyable as an adult. If you've never seen it then it is probably only of interest to those who want to see the early days of Japanese monster movies. You may be pleasantly surprised to see the leader of the Seven Samurai as the head scientist.

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