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Yôsei Gorasu

  • 19621962
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
784
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Yôsei Gorasu (1962)
Sci-FiThriller
In 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it.... Read allIn 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all the orbiting ships are drawn into... Read allIn 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all the orbiting ships are drawn into the planetoid. A later mission is sent to observe and the crew barely leaves before suffe... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
784
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
61,825
38,312
  • Director
    • Ishirô Honda
  • Writers
    • Takeshi Kimura(screenplay)
    • Jôjirô Okami(story)
    • John Meredyth Lucas(dubbed version)
  • Stars
    • Ryô Ikebe
    • Yumi Shirakawa
    • Akira Kubo
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  • Director
    • Ishirô Honda
  • Writers
    • Takeshi Kimura(screenplay)
    • Jôjirô Okami(story)
    • John Meredyth Lucas(dubbed version)
  • Stars
    • Ryô Ikebe
    • Yumi Shirakawa
    • Akira Kubo
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    • 21User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Ryô Ikebe
    Ryô Ikebe
    • Dr. Tazawa - Astrophysicist
    Yumi Shirakawa
    • Tomoko Sonoda
    Akira Kubo
    Akira Kubo
    • Tatsuma Kanai - Cadet Astronaut
    Kumi Mizuno
    Kumi Mizuno
    • Takiko Nomura
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Wakabayashi - Pilot of Ôtori
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Endô - Captain of Ôtori
    Kenji Sahara
    Kenji Sahara
    • Saiki - Vice Captain of Ôtori
    Jun Tazaki
    Jun Tazaki
    • Raizô Sonoda - Tomoko's Father
    Ken Uehara
    Ken Uehara
    • Dr. Kôno - Astrophysicist
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Kensuke Sonoda - Paleontologist
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    • Tada - Minister of Finance
    Kô Mishima
    • Sanada - Engineer
    Sachio Sakai
    • Physician
    Takamaru Sasaki
    • Prime Minister Seki
    Kô Nishimura
    Kô Nishimura
    • Murata - Secretary of Space
    Eitarô Ozawa
    Eitarô Ozawa
    • Kinami - Minister of Justice
    Masaya Nihei
    • Itô - Astronaut of Ôtori
    Kôzô Nomura
    • Observer of Ôtori
    • Director
      • Ishirô Honda
    • Writers
      • Takeshi Kimura(screenplay)
      • Jôjirô Okami(story)
      • John Meredyth Lucas(dubbed version)
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    • Trivia
      Magma or Maguma is one of the few monsters in the Toho menagerie to not appear in any films in the Godzilla series. There were plans to have the monster appear in Hirviöt uhkaavat maailmaa (1968) guarding the aliens' base, but it was decided not to include him. The Magma suit was however reused for the monster Todora in the series Urutora Q (1965), with added whiskers to make it look more walrus-like.
    • Goofs
      When Gorath approaches Saturn, the rings are torn from the planet's orbit due to Gorath's gravity. However, the atmosphere should have also been torn away as well.
    • Quotes

      News Anchor: If we could come together and cooperate to overcome the danger that threatened us, can't we take this opportunity to work together for all eternity?

    • Alternate versions
      The American version eliminates a sequence wherein a giant walrus, known as Magma or Maguma, is released from the arctic ice and threatens the polar construction site before being killed by the military (however a brief shot showing its corpse is still kept in the American edit). Magma was not in the original script and was included at the insistence of producer Tomoyuki Tanaka. The American version re-arranges the loss of the moon as Gorath makes it's approach to Earth. In the Japanese version the Moon is lost at the beginning of the sequence; the American version re-edits this and makes this the final action before Gorath sweeps past the planet.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tuomiopäivä (1972)

    User reviews21

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    One of the better Japanese sci-fi films.
    GORATH (1962) begins with a Japanese Space Exploration ship fatally encountering a run-away planet smaller than Earth, but much greater in mass. It is now up to Earth scientists to build rocket boosters at the South Pole in order to move the Earth out of it's orbit. For logic, GORATH is a scientific mess (One scientist watches Gorath suck up the moon "The moon's gone. But it gives us the boost we need!") Huh? However, GORATH is a charming sci-fi film. Akira Kubo (A Japanese actor who resembles Speed Racer) is the astronaut who takes on a suicidal space mission to observe Gorath when his relationship with a young woman is at it's lowest ebb. His return to Earth, as a shell-shocked wreck is quite touching. Tsuburaya's minatures are also at a low here. The space scenes a re quite beautiful and haunting despite that. Basically, GORATH, for all it's screenwriting and cinematograhic faults, has an entertaining charm.
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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1962 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gorath
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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