The Mysterians (1957)

Name: The Mysterians
Director: Ishirō Honda
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, War
Released: 1957
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Akihiko Hirata, Fuyuki Murakami, George Furness, Harold Conway, Hisaya Ito

Original Title: 地球防衛軍

Action Drama Science Fiction Thriller War

6.3 (65 votes)

1h 29m

Overview

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.

Details

Director: Ishirō Honda
Writer: Jōjirō Okami, Takeshi Kimura
Original Language: Japanese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Akihiko Hirata Fuyuki Murakami George Furness Harold Conway Hisaya Ito Kenji Sahara Momoko Kôchi Sōji Ubukata Susumu Fujita Takashi Shimura Tetsu Nakamura Yoshio Kosugi Yoshio Tsuchiya Yumi Shirakawa Yutaka Sada