| Gorath (1962) |
| In 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all the orbiting ships are drawn into the planetoid. A later mission is sent to observe and the crew barely leaves before suffering the same fate. However Astronaut Tatsuo Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. The Earth's scientists then come up with a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move Earth out of Gorath's path before it is too late. /// 1962 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishiro Honda. Based on an idea by Jojiro Okami, the film is a story of mankind's efforts to move Earth out of its orbit to prevent it from colliding with a runaway white dwarf star. The film was extensively edited for its American release. |
Year:
Release Date:
Rating:
Video Type:
|
1962
03/21/1962
Not Rated
Film
83 minutes
C
|
|
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Thriller
|
Director(s):
Ishiro Honda
|
Writer(s):
|
Christmas Elements:
| 00:13:40 |
|
3 minute Christmas scene |
| 00:13:50 |
|
Jingle Bells (singing) |
| Cast:
Ryô Ikebe
/ Dr. Tazawa - Astrophysicist
Yumi Shirakawa
/ Tomoko Sonoda
Akira Kubo
/ Tatsuma Kanai - Cadet Astronaut
Kumi Mizuno
/ Takiko Nomura
Hiroshi Tachikawa
/ Wakabayashi - Pilot of Ôtori
Akihiko Hirata
/ Endô - Captain of Ôtori
Kenji Sahara
/ Saiki - Vice Captain of Ôtori
Jun Tazaki
/ Raizô Sonoda - Tomoko's Father
Ken Uehara
/ Dr. Kôno - Astrophysicist
Takashi Shimura
/ Kensuke Sonoda - Paleontologist
|
| AKA: Yosei Gorasu |
