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Director:
Ishirô Honda
Writers:
Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)
Jôjirô Okami (story)
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Release Date:
15 May 1964 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
See! the world doomed by an invading wild sun 6000 times bigger than earth!
Plot:
Japanese disaster film about a giant meteor on a collision course with the Earth. The dubbed American... See more » | Add synopsis »
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Ryô Ikebe ... Dr. Tazawa - Astrophysicist
Yumi Shirakawa ... Tomoko Sonoda
Akira Kubo ... Tatsuma Kanai - Cadet Astronaut
Kumi Mizuno ... Takiko Nomura
Hiroshi Tachikawa ... Wakabayashi - Pilot of Ôtori
Akihiko Hirata ... Endô - Captain of Ôtori
Kenji Sahara ... Saiki - Vice Captain of Ôtori
Jun Tazaki ... Raizô Sonoda - Tomoko's Father
Ken Uehara ... Dr. Kôno - Astrophysicist

Takashi Shimura ... Kensuke Sonoda - Paleontologist
Seizaburô Kawazu ... Tada - Minister of Finance
Kô Mishima ... Sanada - Engineer
Sachio Sakai ... Physician
Takamaru Sasaki ... Prime Minister Seki
Kô Nishimura ... Murata - Secretary of Space
Eitarô Ozawa ... Kinami - Minister of Justice
Masanari Nihei ... Itô - Astronaut of Ôtori (as Masanori Nihei)
Kôzô Nomura ... Observer of Ôtori
Keiko Sata ... Murata's Secretary
Hideyo Amamoto ... Man in Bar
George Furness ... Hooverman (as Jôji Fânesu)
Ross Benette ... Gibson (as Rosu Benetto)
Jun'ichirô Mukai ... Space Base Security Guard
Nadao Kirino ... Manabe - Takiko's Lover
Fumio Sakashita ... Hayao Sonoda - Tomoko's Brother
Ikio Sawamura ... Taxi Driver
Toshihiko Furuta ... Observer of Ôtori
Yoshiyuki Uemura ... Mathematician of Ôtori
Rinsaku Ogata ... Engineer of Ôtori
Kôichi Satô ... Pilot of Ôtori
Masayoshi Kawabe ... Observer of Ôtori
Yasushi Matsubara ... Radio Operator of Ôtori
Tadashi Okabe ... Mathematician of Ôtori
Kôji Uno ... Reporter
Yukihiko Gondô ... Pilot of Ôtori
Kenichiro Maruyama ... Engineer of Ôtori (as Ken'ichiro Maruyama)
Yasuhiko Saijo ... Radio Operator of Ôtori (as Yasuhiko Saijô)
Katsumi Tezuka ... Radio Operator of Ôtori
Akira Yamada ... Engineer of Hayabusa
Hiroshi Takagi ... Engineer of Hayabusa
Koji Suzuki ... Pilot of Hayabusa (as Kôji Suzuki)
Wataru Ômae ... Mathematician of Hayabusa
Ichirô Shôji ... Observer of Hayabusa
Yasuo Araki ... Observer of Hayabusa
Hideo Shibuya ... Reporter (as Shinpei Mitsui)
Kazuo Imai ... Radio Operator of Hayabusa
Takuya Yuki ... Mathematician of Hayabusa
Koji Ishikawa ... Pilot of Hayabusa (as Kôji Ishikawa)
Yûsuke Suzuki ... Fuel Checkout of Hayabusa
Takuzô Kumagai ... Government Personnel (as Jirô Kumagai)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroshi Akitsu ... Goverment Personnel / Man Pointing at Sky (uncredited)
Enver Altenbay ... Member in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Ryûtarô Amami ... Goverment Personnel / Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Henrî Ban ... Man in Convention Hall (uncredited)
Hank Brown ... Member in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Ichirô Chiba ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Kenzô Echigo ... Astronaut of Ôtori / Observer of Space Station (uncredited)
Bin Furuya ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ted Gunther ... Member in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Shinjirô Hirota ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Hans Horneff ... Dr. König (uncredited)
Tazue Ichimanji ... Maid of Sonoda Family (uncredited)
Toku Ihara ... Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Saburô Iketani ... News Anchor (uncredited)
Minoru Itô ... Astronaut of Ôtori (uncredited)
Ralph Jesser ... Member in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Saburô Kadowaki ... Reporter (uncredited)
Kuniyoshi Kashima ... Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Yoshio Katsube ... Reporter / Observer of Space Station (uncredited)
Keiichirô Katsumoto ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô ... Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Ikuo Kawamura ... Astronaut of Ôtori (uncredited)
Hikaru Kitchôji ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Akio Kusama ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Edo Kîn ... Representative of U.S.S.O. (uncredited)
Senshô Matsumoto ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Masahide Matsushita ... Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Jirô Mitsuaki ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima ... Magma - Walrus-like Reptilian Monster (uncredited)
Takashi Narita ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki ... Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka ... Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ryôji Shimizu ... Base Designer (uncredited)
Junnosuke Suda ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki ... Reporter (uncredited)
Kamayuki Tsubono ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Keisuke Yamada ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Shin Yoshida ... Goverment Personnel / Doctor of Space Port (uncredited)
Osman Yusuf ... Worker in the South Pole Base (uncredited)
Yasuo Ônishi ... Goverment Personnel (uncredited)
Hideo Ôtsuka ... Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ishirô Honda 
 
Writing credits
Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)

Jôjirô Okami (story)

Produced by
Tomoyuki Tanaka .... producer
 
Original Music by
Kan Ishii 
 
Cinematography by
Hajime Koizumi 
 
Film Editing by
Reiko Kaneko 
 
Production Design by
Teruaki Abe 
Takeo Kita 
 
Production Management
Yasuaki Sakamoto .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katsumune Ishida .... assistant director
Kôji Kajita .... assistant director
Shôji Kuroda .... assistant director
Masashi Matsumoto .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Toshiya Ban .... sound recording engineer
Hisashi Shimonaga .... sound effects
 
Special Effects by
Teruyoshi Nakano .... assistant director of special effects
Kan Narita .... special effects production manager
Sokei Tomioka .... special effects
Eiji Tsuburaya .... special effects director
Akira Watanabe .... special effects art director
Koichi Kawakita .... assistant optical technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Sadamasa Arikawa .... director of special effects photography
Kuichirô Kishida .... special effects lighting
Yukio Manoda .... optical effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama .... matte work
Taka Yuki .... optical effects
 
Stunts
Haruo Nakajima .... stunt choreographer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Toshio Takashima .... lighting technician
Tessei Tanaka .... still photographer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Yôsei Gorasu" - Japan (original title)
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Runtime:
88 min | Germany:84 min | USA:83 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Perspecta Stereo (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12
Company:
Toho CompanySee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Originally, the film wasn't going to include the giant walrus, Magma. However, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka insisted that the monster be put into the film so Ishirô Honda added the sequence, albeit reluctantly.See more »
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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Another excelent sci-fi film from Japan, 18 April 2001
Author: gypsykoenigbill

YOSEI GORASU, or known as GORATH in America, is a good film from Toho Productions. Unlike one person's negative comment, this is NOT a cheapie film at all.

YOSEI GORASU begins when a special rocket sent into space discovers a giant meteor called Gorath. This meteor can absorb any type of planet and Gorath is heading straight towards Earth. Unfortunately, the rocket is pulled in Gorath's gravitaional pull and explodes. The message about Gorath is recieved and the whole world joins forces to stop Gorath from hitting the Earth.

The special effects from Eiji Tsuburaya are his best ever and Inoshiro Honda's direction is still impressive as ever. Unfortunately, the American version that was released by Brenco Pictures is something left to be desired. Brenco, who also released Toho's THE HUMAN VAPOR (1960) and THE LAST WAR (1961), edited some sequences out and added a weird optical fog over Tsuburaya's minitaure effects. Not only that but the English dubbing gives the American version something not to look forward to for the audience. The dubbing echo's so much that it sounds like it was recorded in a shoe box! Also, a scene in which a giant walrus named Magma was cut from the American version as well. The giant walrus was added in by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka for box office appeal. And though the American version was released theatricaly in 1964, only badly panned and scanned video copies have turned up from television.

And though YOSEI GORASU seems to have been inspired by George Pal's WHEN WORLDS COLIDE (1951), both films are not exactly the same and are completely different.

I highly recommend YOSEI GORASU, but please try to get a hold of the Japanese uncut version and skip the U.S. version.

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