United States / Nov 27, 1963
The crisis of the colliding mystery star is imminent! Can the Earth break free of its orbit?
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jun Tazaki | Raizô Sonoda |
| Ken Uehara | Dr. Kôno |
| Takashi Shimura | Kensuke Sonoda |
| Seizaburō Kawazu | Tada - Minister of Finance |
| Kō Mishima | Sanada |
| Sachio Sakai | Physician |
| Takamaru Sasaki | Prime Minister Seki |
| Kō Nishimura | Murata - Secretary of Space |
| Eitarō Ozawa | Kinami - Minister of Justice |
| Kōzō Nomura | Observer of Ôtori |
| Keiko Sata | Prime Minister's Secretary |
| Hideyo Amamoto | Man in Bar |
| George Furness | Hooverman |
| Ross Benette | Gibson |
| Jun'ichirō Mukai | Space Base Security Guard |
| Nadao Kirino | Manabe |
| Fumio Sakashita | Hayao Sonoda |
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| Ikio Sawamura | Taxi Driver |
| Toshihiko Furuta | Observer of Ôtori |
| Yoshiyuki Uemura | Ôtori Mathematician |
| Rinsaku Ogata | Ôtori Engineer |
| Masayoshi Kawabe | Ôtori Observer |
| Yasushi Matsubara | Ôtori Radio Operator |
| Tadashi Okabe | Ôtori Mathematician |
| Kôji Uno | Reporter |
| Yukihiko Gondō | Ôtori Pilot |
| Ken'ichirō Maruyama | Ôtori Engineer |
| Yasuhiko Saijō | Ôtori Radio Operator |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Ôtori Radio Operator |
| Akira Yamada | Hayabusa Engineer |
| Hiroshi Takagi | Hayabusa Engineer |
| Toshitsugu Suzuki | Hayabusa Pilot |
| Wataru Ōmae | Hayabusa Mathmatician |
| Ichirō Shōji | Hayabysa Observer |
| Yasuo Araki | Hayabusa Observer |
| Hideo Shibuya | Reporter |
| Kazuo Imai | Hayabusa Radio Operator |
| Takuya Yuki | Hayabusa Mathematician |
| Yusuke Suzuki | Hayabusa Fuel Checkouter |
| Takuzō Kumagai | Government Personnel |
| Hiroshi Akitsu | Government Personnel/ Man pointing at sky |
| Enver Altenbay | South Pole Base Member |
| Ryûtarô Amami | Government Personnel/South Pole Worker |
| Henrî Ban | Man in convention Hall |
| Hank Brown | South Pole Base Personnel |
| Ichirō Chiba | Government Personnel |
| Kenzo Echigo | Otori Astronaut |
| Bin Furuya | Reporter |
| Ted Gunther | South Pole Base Personnel |
| Shinjirô Hirota | Government Personnel |
| Hans Horneff | Dr. Konig |
| Tsurue Ichimanji | Sonoda Family Maid |
| Toku Ihara | South Pole Base Worker |
| Saburô Iketani | Newsanchor |
| Minoru Itō | Ôtori Astronaut |
| Ralph Jesser | South Pole Base Personnel |
| Saburô Kadowaki | Reporter |
| Kuniyoshi Kashima | South Pole Base Worker |
| Yoshio Katsube | Reporter/Space Station Observer |
| Keiichirō Katsumoto | Government Personnel |
| Shigeo Katō | South Pole Base Worker |
| Ikuo Kawamura | Ôtori Astronaut |
| Akira Kitchôji | Government Personnel |
| Akio Kusama | Government Personnel |
| Ed Keane | USSO Representative |
| Someshō Matsumoto | Government Personnel |
| Masahide Matsushita | South Pole Base Worker |
| Jirô Mitsuaki | Government Personnel |
| Takashi Narita | Government Personnel |
| Junpei Natsuki | Man at Funeral |
| Yutaka Oka | South Pole Base Worker |
| Keiji Sakakida | Government Personnel |
| Haruya Sakamoto | Reporter |
| Ryôji Shimizu | Base Designer |
| Junnosuke Suda | Government Personnel |
| Haruo Suzuki | Reporter |
| Kamayuki Tsubono | Government Personnel |
| Keisuke Yamada | Government Personnel |
| Shin Yoshida | Government Personnel |
| Osman Yusuf | South Pole Base Worker |
| Yasumasa Ônishi | Government Personnel |
| Hideo Ôtsuka | Reporter |
| Haruo Nakajima | Maguma |
| Masaya Nihei | Itô |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 妖星ゴラス |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Bahasa indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 普通话, English |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory |
| Release date | 21 marzo 1962 |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Takeshi Kimura, Jōjirō Okami |
| Editing | Reiko Kaneko |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi |
| Assistant directors | Koji Kajita, Masashi Matsumoto, Shôji Kuroda, Katsumune Ishida, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Toshio Takashima, Kuichiro Kishida |
| Camera operators | Hajime Koizumi |
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| Additional photography | Hajime Koizumi |
| Production design | Teruaki Abe, Takeo Kita |
| Art direction | Teruaki Abe, Takeo Kita |
| Set decoration | Teruaki Abe, Takeo Kita |
| Special effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Teruyoshi Nakano |
| Visual effects | Takao Miyuki, Yukio Manoda, Eiji Tsuburaya, Teruyoshi Nakano, Sadamasa Arikawa, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Kan Narita |
| Music | Kan Ishii, Toshiya Ban, Hisashi Shimonaga |
| Sound | Toshiya Ban, Hisashi Shimonaga, Kan Ishii |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Mar 21, 1962
Hong Kong / Sep 21, 1962
Singapore / Dec 22, 1962
Thailand / Jan 01, 1963 / Date outside the year is currently unknown.
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United States / May 20, 1964 / English dubbed, 83-minute edited version from Brenco Pictures Corporation.
Germany / Jul 10, 1975 / 12 / West Germany
Physical media
Japan / Feb 27, 2004 / "DVD Toho" DVD
Germany / Mar 19, 2021 / 12 / Anolis Entertainment Blu-ray release titled "Gorath - Ufos Destroy the Earth". Includes DE subtitled Japanese version & W. German dubbed theatrical version.
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