The Mysterians
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“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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3 films
Cast
48 people
Kenji Sahara
Joji Atsumi
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Rodan
Yumi Shirakawa
Etsuko Shiraishi
Known for
Rodan
The End of Summer
Akihiko Hirata
Ryoichi Shiraishi
Known for
Godzilla
Rodan
Momoko Kôchi
Hiroko Iwamoto
Known for
Godzilla
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Leader of the Mysterians
Known for
Seven Samurai
Funeral Parade of Roses
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Known for
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Yoshio Kosugi
Cmdr. Sugimoto
Known for
Seven Samurai
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Susumu Fujita
Gen. Morita
Known for
The Hidden Fortress
Sanshiro Sugata
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Nobu Kawanami
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Yutaka Sada
Police Capt. Miyamoto
Known for
High and Low
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Hisaya Ito
Army Capt. Seki
Known for
Destroy All Monsters
The War of the Gargantuas
Tetsu Nakamura
Dr. Koda
Known for
Red Sun
Mothra
Ishirō Honda Director · Takeshi Kimura Screenplay Jōjirō Okami Story
United States release May 14, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
TOHO
Production
Far East Laboratory
Production
RKO
Studio
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
地球防衛軍
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 28, 1957
Theatrical
United States · May 14, 1959
Theatrical · English · RKO Radio Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) release. Re-written by Peter Riethof & Carlos Montalbán and dubbed by American Dubbing Co.
United States · March 1, 2005
Physical · Japanese · Media Blaters/Tokyo Shock DVD. Includes Japanese, English (Bang Zoom! dub), & Spanish audio, w/EN subs.
United States
August 21, 2007 · Physical · Japanese · Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock DVD set titled "Toho Pack Box Set". Same features as 2005 DVD. Packaged with "Varan the Unbelievable" (1958) and "Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People" (1963).
Belgium
January 1, 1960 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
Brazil
October 12, 1959 · Theatrical
Canada
May 29, 1959 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 2, 1961 · Theatrical
France
December 2, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
February 5, 1960 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1973 · Theatrical · Re-release. Exact date unknown.
Japan
March 18, 1978 · Theatrical · Toho Champion Festival, Spring. Shortened 70-minute cut edited by Ishirō Honda.
March 19, 2010 · Physical · TOHO Visual Entertainment Blu-ray.
Norway
January 1, 1960 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
Portugal
July 29, 1960 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 1, 1959 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
Sweden
February 1, 1960 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 1, 1959 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
February 13, 2006 · Physical · British Film Institute (BFI) DVD.
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