The Mysterians

The Mysterians

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

Part of The Mysterians Collection

1957•1h 29m•6.4/10

Science FictionActionDramaThrillerWar

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🎬TMDb

6.4/10(61)

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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Production

TOHO, Far East Laboratory

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Dr. Noda

George Furness

Dr. Svenson

Harold Conway

Dr. De Gracia

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Person at Board Meeting

Ren Imaizumi

Adachi's Assistant Hayami

Rikkie Sanjô

Etsuko's mother

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

1st. Lt. Yamamoto

Hideo Saeki

Gen. Emoto

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