The Mysterians (1957)
The Mysterians (1957)
Space weapons mobilize! A great battle between Earth forces and the gruesome mystery planet people, the Mysterians!
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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Cast

Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara As: Joji Atsumi
Yumi Shirakawa Yumi Shirakawa As: Etsuko Shiraishi
Akihiko Hirata Akihiko Hirata As: Ryoichi Shiraishi
Momoko Kôchi Momoko Kôchi As: Hiroko Iwamoto
Yoshio Tsuchiya Yoshio Tsuchiya As: Leader of the Mysterians
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

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

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 28 December 1957

Country: JP

Runtime: 89m

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Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Far East Laboratory

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Cast

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Joji Atsumi

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Etsuko Shiraishi

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Ryoichi Shiraishi

Momoko Kôchi

Momoko Kôchi

Hiroko Iwamoto

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Leader of the Mysterians

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Tanjiro Adachi

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Cmdr. Sugimoto

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Gen. Morita

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Nobu Kawanami

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Police Capt. Miyamoto

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

Army Capt. Seki

Tetsu Nakamura

Tetsu Nakamura

Dr. Koda

Sōji Ubukata

Sōji Ubukata

Dr. Noda

George Furness

George Furness

Dr. Svenson

Harold Conway

Harold Conway

Dr. De Gracia

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Person at Board Meeting

Ren Imaizumi

Ren Imaizumi

Adachi's Assistant Hayami

Rikkie Sanjô

Rikkie Sanjô

Etsuko's mother

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

1st. Lt. Yamamoto

Hideo Saeki

Hideo Saeki

Gen. Emoto

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Colonel Ito

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Police Station Chief Togawa

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Policeman Kawada

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Policeman Ogata

Takeo Oikawa

Takeo Oikawa

Announcer on TV

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Person at Defense Meeting

Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Defense Meeting Attendee

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Doomed Villager

Haruya Katō

Haruya Katō

Doomed Villager

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Doomed villager

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Detective in Etsuko's house

Eisuke Nakanishi

Eisuke Nakanishi

Detective in Etsuko's house

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Detective

Jirô Mitsuaki

Jirô Mitsuaki

Detective

Ryûtarô Amami

Ryûtarô Amami

Policeman

Saburô Kadowaki

Saburô Kadowaki

Policeman

Masayoshi Kawabe

Masayoshi Kawabe

Policeman

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Newspaper Reporter

Hideo Unagami

Hideo Unagami

Mysterian

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Mysterian

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Giant Robot [Script name: Moguera]

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Kaeko Sakamoto

Kaeko Sakamoto

Casting

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Fuminori Ōhashi

Fuminori Ōhashi

Costume Design

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Masanobu Miyazaki

Masanobu Miyazaki

Sound Recordist

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects

Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz

Music

Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg

Music

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects Director

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

VFX Director of Photography

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

Masao Shirota

Masao Shirota

VFX Lighting Artist

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Visual Effects Camera

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Fuminori Ōhashi

Fuminori Ōhashi

Modeling

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

Lighting

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

Lighting Technician

Masao Shirota

Masao Shirota

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Teruaki Abe

Teruaki Abe

Production Design

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects Assistant

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

Special Effects

Masao Shirota

Masao Shirota

Special Effects

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Special Effects Assistant

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Visual Effects Art Director

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Special Effects Assistant

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Visual Effects Art Director

Shun Suganuma

Shun Suganuma

Special Effects Assistant

Shun Suganuma

Shun Suganuma

Visual Effects Art Director

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Special Effects Assistant

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

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