Gorath
Released: March 21, 1962Runtime: 88 minLanguage: JA
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.
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Ryo Ikebe
as Dr. Tazawa - Astrophysicist
Yumi Shirakawa
as Tomoko Sonoda
Akira Kubo
as Tatsuma Kanai - Cadet Astronaut
Kumi Mizuno
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Hiroshi Tachikawa
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Akihiko Hirata
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Kenji Sahara
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Jun Tazaki
as Raizô Sonoda - Tomoko's Father
Ken Uehara
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Takashi Shimura
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