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Gorath poster
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MASTER SCORE 64.2 / 100
1962·Sci-Fi / Thriller / Science Fiction·1h 23m

GORATH

“The crisis of the colliding mystery star is imminent! Can the Earth break free of its orbit?”

In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.

Above the Line
Ishirô Honda·DirectorTakeshi Kimura·ScreenplayJōjirō Okami·StoryHajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographyKan Ishii·Original Music ComposerReiko Kaneko·Editor
Cast
Ryō Ikebe·Dr. TazawaYumi Shirakawa·Tomoko SonodaAkira Kubo·Tatsuma KanaiKumi Mizuno·Takiko NomuraHiroshi Tachikawa·WakabayashiAkihiko Hirata·EndôKenji Sahara·SaikiJun Tazaki·Raizô SonodaKen Uehara·Dr. KônoTakashi Shimura·Kensuke Sonoda
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Ishirō Honda·DirectorKoji Kajita·First Assistant DirectorMasashi Matsumoto·Assistant DirectorShôji Kuroda·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Takeshi Kimura·ScreenplayJōjirō Okami·Story
Camera· 3
Hajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographySadamasa Arikawa·Visual Effects CameraMotoyoshi Tomioka·Visual Effects Camera
Editing· 1
Reiko Kaneko·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Kan Ishii·Original Music ComposerToshiya Ban·Sound RecordistHisashi Shimonaga·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 2
Teruaki Abe·Production DesignTakeo Kita·Production Design
Production· 2
Tomoyuki Tanaka·ProducerYasuaki Sakamoto·Production Manager
Other Departments· 13
Eiji Tsuburaya·Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka·Special EffectsToshio Takashima·Lighting TechnicianEiji Tsuburaya·Visual Effects DirectorTakao Miyuki·Visual EffectsYukio Manoda·Visual EffectsAkira Watanabe·Visual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida·Lighting TechnicianHiroshi Mukoyama·Visual Effects CompositorKan Narita·Visual Effects Production ManagerEiji Tsuburaya·Visual EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano·Visual EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano·Special Effects
By the Numbers
64.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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