The Mysterians
“Space weapons mobilize! A great battle between Earth forces and the gruesome mystery planet people, the Mysterians!”
Synopsis
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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Edited by Koichi IwashitaShot by Hajime KoizumiScored by Akira IfukubeDesigned by Teruaki Abe
Also known as
- Weltraum-Bestiende
- Weltraumbestiende
- The Mysteriansen
- Prisonnière des Martiensfr
- I misterianiit
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kenji Sahara
as Joji Atsumi
Yumi Shirakawa
as Etsuko Shiraishi
Momoko Kochi
as Hiroko Iwamoto
Akihiko Hirata
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Susumu Fujita
as Gen. Morita
Hisaya Ito
as Capt. Seki
Yoshio Kosugi
as Cmdr. Sugimoto
Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Nobu Kawanami
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Leader of the Mysterians
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