The Mysterians (1957)
Chikyû Bôeigun (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 29min
- Action, Sci-Fi
- 15 May 1959 (USA)
- Movie
Shortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?
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Cast
| Kenji Sahara | ... |
Joji Atsumi
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Yumi Shirakawa | ... |
Etsuko Shiraishi
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| Momoko Kôchi | ... |
Hiroko Iwamoto
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| Akihiko Hirata | ... |
Ryoichi Shiraishi
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
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Susumu Fujita | ... |
Gen. Morita
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| Hisaya Itô | ... |
Capt. Seki
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Yoshio Kosugi | ... |
Cmdr. Sugimoto
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Fuyuki Murakami | ... |
Dr. Nobu Kawanami
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| Yoshio Tsuchiya | ... |
Leader of the Mysterians
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Minosuke Yamada | ... |
Hamamoto - Secretary of Defense
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Tetsu Nakamura | ... |
Dr. Koda
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Heihachirô Ôkawa | ... |
Person at Board Meeting
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Takeo Oikawa | ... |
Announcer on TV
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Haruya Katô | ... |
Doomed Villager
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Senkichi Ômura | ... |
Doomed Villager
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Harold Conway | ... |
Dr. DeGracia
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| Yutaka Sada | ... |
Police Capt. Miyamoto
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Hideo Mihara | ... |
Gen. Emoto
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Rikie Sanjô | ... |
Etsuko's mother
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Sôji Ubukata | ... |
Dr. Noda
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Mitsuo Tsuda | ... |
Defense Representative at meeting
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Ren Imaizumi | ... |
Adachi's Assistant Hayami
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| Shin Ôtomo | ... |
Kawada - Policeman
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Takuzô Kumagai | ... |
Col. Ito
(as Jirô Kumagai)
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Akio Kusama | ... |
Togawa - Chief of Police Station
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| Shôichi Hirose | ... |
Detective in Etsuko's House
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| Tadao Nakamaru | ... |
1st Lt. Yamamoto
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Kamayuki Tsubono | ... |
Person at Defense Meeting / Policeman on phone
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Rinsaku Ogata | ... |
Ogata - Policeman
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Yasuhiro Shigenobu | ... |
Doomed Villager
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George Furness | ... |
Dr. Svenson
(as Jôji Fânesu)
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| Byron Morrow | ... |
General - American Version)
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| Haruo Nakajima | ... |
Moguera
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| Katsumi Tezuka | ... |
Mysterian
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Hiroshi Akitsu | ... |
UFO Witness
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Sabel Jameel | ... |
Foreign Reporter
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Yoshio Katsube | ... |
Villager / Scientist / Reporter / Mysterians Executive / Self-Defense Force member
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Eisaburo Komatsu | ... |
Cameraman
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Keiji Sakakida | ... |
Defense Force Executive
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Haruya Sakamoto | ... |
Reporter
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Kôichi Satô | ... |
Defense Force Member
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Masaaki Tachibana | ... |
Science Scholar / Refugee / Self-Defense Force Member
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Hideo Unagami | ... |
The Mysterian
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Enver Altenbay | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ryûtarô Amami | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Kazuo Hinata | ... |
No. 2 Elevator Crew Member (uncredited)
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Saburô Kadowaki | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Keiichirô Katsumoto | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Masayoshi Kawabe | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Mitsuo Matsumoto | ... |
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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Jirô Mitsuaki | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Eisuke Nakanishi | ... |
Detective in Etsuko's House (uncredited)
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William Ross | ... |
Journalist (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ishirô Honda | ||
Written by
| Takeshi Kimura | ... | (written by) |
| Jôjirô Okami | ... | (story) and |
| Shigeru Kayama | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Akira Ifukube | ||
Cinematography by
| Hajime Koizumi | ||
Editing by
| Kôichi Iwashita | ||
Production Design by
| Teruaki Abe | ||
Production Management
| Yasuaki Sakamoto | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kôji Kajita | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Teizô Toshimitsu | ... | special effects suit designer |
Sound Department
| Ichirô Minawa | ... | sound effects |
| Masanobu Miyazaki | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Hidesaburo Araki | ... | special effects photographer |
| Sadamasa Arikawa | ... | special effects photographer |
| Kaimai Eizo | ... | special effects |
| Eiji Tsuburaya | ... | director of special effects |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | special effects art director |
Visual Effects by
| Sadao Iizuka | ... | visual effects |
Stunts
| Haruo Nakajima | ... | stunt choreographer |
Additional Crew
| Hiroshi Mukoyama | ... | combination shots |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1957) (Japan) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed) (intended release)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Rank Film Distributors of Italy (1959) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Jarofilme (1960) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Mercator Filmverleih Bodo Gaus (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors of Sweden (1960) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Rosenbergs Filmbyrå (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Miguel Ángel Barragán (1980) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Tokyo Shock (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Bontonfilm (2004) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Rank Film (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Ústrední Pujcovna Filmu (1960) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Film Workshop (1957) (World-wide)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (U.S. releasing agent)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Aliens arrive on Earth and ask permission to be given a certain tract of land for their people to live on. But when they are discovered to be invaders, responsible for the giant robot that is destroying cities, the armed forces attempt to stop them with every weapon available.
Written by Todd A. Bobenrieth |
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| Taglines | They come from another world.... They want three kilometers of land--and...FIVE of your WOMEN! See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $536,111 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shortly before his death in 1993, director Ishirô Honda was said to have mentioned that this was his favorite of all his films. See more » |
| Goofs | In the American version, director Ishirô Honda is mistakenly credited as Inoshiro Honda. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963). See more » |
| Quotes |
Ryoichi Shiraishi:
The tragedy of the Mysterians is a good example for us! Don't use science in the wrong way! See more » |