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The Mysterians (1957) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 28, 1957

Original Title:
地球防衛軍

Alternate Titles:
Chikyû bôeigun
Earth Defense Force
Phantom 7000
Phantom 7000 - Weltraumbestien
Prisonnières des martiens
The Mysterians
Weltraum-Bestien
더 미스테리언스
미스터리언스
미스테리언스

Genres:
Action | Drama | Science Fiction | Thriller | War

Production Companies:
Far East Laboratory
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  GB: PG 

Runtime: 89

Space weapons mobilize! A great battle between Earth forces and the gruesome mystery planet people, the Mysterians!

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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.

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Adaptation:
Shigeru Kayama

Casting:
Kaeko Sakamoto

Costume Design:
Teizô Toshimitsu
Eizo Kaimai
Fuminori Ōhashi

Director:
Ishirō Honda

Director of Photography:
Hajime Koizumi

Editor:
Kôichi Iwashita

First Assistant Director:
Koji Kajita

Lighting Technician:
Kuichirô Kishida
Masao Shirota

Modeling:
Teizô Toshimitsu
Eizo Kaimai
Fuminori Ōhashi

Music:
Hector Berlioz
Edvard Grieg

Original Music Composer:
Akira Ifukube

Producer:
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Production Design:
Teruaki Abe

Production Manager:
Yasuaki Sakamoto

Screenplay:
Takeshi Kimura

Sound Effects:
Ichirô Minawa

Sound Recordist:
Masanobu Miyazaki

Special Effects:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Masakatsu Asai
Sadamasa Arikawa
Shuzaburo Araki
Masao Shirota

Special Effects Assistant:
Masakatsu Asai
Yasuyuki Inoue
Yoshio Irie
Takeharu Ikebuchi
Shun Suganuma
Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer:
Takashi Nakao

Story:
Jôjirô Okami

Stunts:
Haruo Nakajima

VFX Director of Photography:
Sadamasa Arikawa
Shuzaburo Araki

VFX Lighting Artist:
Masao Shirota

Visual Effects:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Masakatsu Asai
Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Art Director:
Akira Watanabe
Yasuyuki Inoue
Yoshio Irie
Takeharu Ikebuchi
Shun Suganuma

Visual Effects Camera:
Takashi Nakao

Visual Effects Compositor:
Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Director:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Masakatsu Asai

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