Gorath (1962)
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.
Director:
Ishirō Honda
Writer:
Takeshi Kimura
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Ryō Ikebe as Dr. Tazawa |
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Yumi Shirakawa as Tomoko Sonoda |
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Akira Kubo as Tatsuma Kanai |
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Kumi Mizuno as Takiko Nomura |
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Hiroshi Tachikawa as Wakabayashi |
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Akihiko Hirata as Endô |
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Kenji Sahara as Saiki |
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Jun Tazaki as Raizô Sonoda |
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Ken Uehara as Dr. Kôno |
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Takashi Shimura as Kensuke Sonoda |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as Tada - Minister of Finance |
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Kō Mishima as Sanada |
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Sachio Sakai as Physician |
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Takamaru Sasaki as Prime Minister Seki |
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Kō Nishimura as Murata - Secretary of Space |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Kinami - Minister of Justice |
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Kōzō Nomura as Observer of Ôtori |
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Keiko Sata as Prime Minister's Secretary |
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Hideyo Amamoto as Man in Bar |
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George Furness as Hooverman |
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Ross Benette as Gibson |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai as Space Base Security Guard |
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Nadao Kirino as Manabe |
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Fumio Sakashita as Hayao Sonoda |
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Ikio Sawamura as Taxi Driver |
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Toshihiko Furuta as Observer of Ôtori |
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Yoshiyuki Uemura as Ôtori Mathematician |
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Rinsaku Ogata as Ôtori Engineer |
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Masayoshi Kawabe as Ôtori Observer |
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Yasushi Matsubara as Ôtori Radio Operator |
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Tadashi Okabe as Ôtori Mathematician |
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Kôji Uno as Reporter |
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Yukihiko Gondō as Ôtori Pilot |
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Ken'ichirō Maruyama as Ôtori Engineer |
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Yasuhiko Saijō as Ôtori Radio Operator |
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Katsumi Tezuka as Ôtori Radio Operator |
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Akira Yamada as Hayabusa Engineer |
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Hiroshi Takagi as Hayabusa Engineer |
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Toshitsugu Suzuki as Hayabusa Pilot |
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Wataru Ōmae as Hayabusa Mathmatician |
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Ichirō Shōji as Hayabysa Observer |
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Yasuo Araki as Hayabusa Observer |
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Hideo Shibuya as Reporter |
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Kazuo Imai as Hayabusa Radio Operator |
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Takuya Yuki as Hayabusa Mathematician |
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Yusuke Suzuki as Hayabusa Fuel Checkouter |
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Takuzō Kumagai as Government Personnel |
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Hiroshi Akitsu as Government Personnel/ Man pointing at sky |
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Enver Altenbay as South Pole Base Member |
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Ryûtarô Amami as Government Personnel/South Pole Worker |
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Henrî Ban as Man in convention Hall |
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Hank Brown as South Pole Base Personnel |
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Ichirō Chiba as Government Personnel |
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Kenzo Echigo as Otori Astronaut |
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Bin Furuya as Reporter |
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Ted Gunther as South Pole Base Personnel |
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Shinjirô Hirota as Government Personnel |
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Hans Horneff as Dr. Konig |
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Tsurue Ichimanji as Sonoda Family Maid |
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Toku Ihara as South Pole Base Worker |
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Saburô Iketani as Newsanchor |
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Minoru Itō as Ôtori Astronaut |
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Ralph Jesser as South Pole Base Personnel |
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Saburô Kadowaki as Reporter |
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Kuniyoshi Kashima as South Pole Base Worker |
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Yoshio Katsube as Reporter/Space Station Observer |
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Keiichirō Katsumoto as Government Personnel |
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Shigeo Katō as South Pole Base Worker |
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Ikuo Kawamura as Ôtori Astronaut |
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Akira Kitchôji as Government Personnel |
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Akio Kusama as Government Personnel |
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Ed Keane as USSO Representative |
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Someshō Matsumoto as Government Personnel |
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Masahide Matsushita as South Pole Base Worker |
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Jirô Mitsuaki as Government Personnel |
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Takashi Narita as Government Personnel |
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Junpei Natsuki as Man at Funeral |
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Yutaka Oka as South Pole Base Worker |
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Keiji Sakakida as Government Personnel |
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Haruya Sakamoto as Reporter |
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Ryôji Shimizu as Base Designer |
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Junnosuke Suda as Government Personnel |
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Haruo Suzuki as Reporter |
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Kamayuki Tsubono as Government Personnel |
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Keisuke Yamada as Government Personnel |
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Shin Yoshida as Government Personnel |
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Osman Yusuf as South Pole Base Worker |
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Yasumasa Ônishi as Government Personnel |
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Hideo Ôtsuka as Reporter |
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Haruo Nakajima as Maguma |
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Masaya Nihei as Itô |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |
| Camera | Hajime Koizumi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Art | Teruaki Abe | Production Design |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Editing | Reiko Kaneko | Editor |
| Production | Yasuaki Sakamoto | Production Manager |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
| Sound | Toshiya Ban | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Toshio Takashima | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Sadamasa Arikawa | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Takao Miyuki | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yukio Manoda | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Akira Watanabe | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Kan Narita | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects |
| Sound | Kan Ishii | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jōjirō Okami | Story |
| Directing | Koji Kajita | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Masashi Matsumoto | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shôji Kuroda | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Katsumune Ishida | Assistant Director |
