The Mysterians
地球防衛軍
Release: 1957-12-28
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 6.4
Science Fiction
Action
Drama
Thriller
War
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Far East Laboratory
Cast
Kenji Sahara
as Joji Atsumi
Yumi Shirakawa
as Etsuko Shiraishi
Akihiko Hirata
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Momoko Kôchi
as Hiroko Iwamoto
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Leader of the Mysterians
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Yoshio Kosugi
as Cmdr. Sugimoto
Susumu Fujita
as Gen. Morita
Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Nobu Kawanami
Yutaka Sada
as Police Capt. Miyamoto
Hisaya Ito
as Army Capt. Seki
Tetsu Nakamura
as Dr. Koda
Harold Conway
as Dr. De Gracia
Heihachirō Ōkawa
as Person at Board Meeting
Tadao Nakamaru
as 1st. Lt. Yamamoto
Takuzō Kumagai
as Colonel Ito
Akio Kusama
as Police Station Chief Togawa
Shin Ōtomo
as Policeman Kawada
Rinsaku Ogata
as Policeman Ogata
Senkichi Ōmura
as Doomed Villager
Haruya Katō
as Doomed Villager
Shōichi Hirose
as Detective in Etsuko's house
Keiichirō Katsumoto
as Detective
Katsumi Tezuka
as Mysterian
Haruo Nakajima
as Giant Robot
Ikio Sawamura
Sachio Sakai
Gen Shimizu
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Jun Tazaki
Hideo Shibuya
Yoshibumi Tajima
Crew
Ishirō Honda
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Shigeru Kayama
Adaptation
Hector Berlioz
Music
Edvard Grieg
Music
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Director
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Director
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa
VFX Director of Photography
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design
Fuminori Ōhashi
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Fuminori Ōhashi
Modeling
Haruo Nakajima
Stunts