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Gorath
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay by
Takeshi Kimura[1]
Based on
An idea by Jojiro Okami[1]
Produced by
Tomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring
Ryō Ikebe
Yumi Shirakawa
Takashi Shimura
Kumi Mizuno
Cinematography
Hajime Koizumi[1]
Edited by
Reiko Kaneko[1]
Music by
Kan Ishii[1]
Production company
Toho[1]
Distributed by
Toho
Release date
21 March 1962 (1962-03-21) (Japan)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese English
Budget
¥126–380 million[a]
Gorath (妖星ゴラス, Yōsei Gorasu, lit.'Ominous Star Gorath') is a 1962 Japanese epic science fiction disaster film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Based on an idea by Jojiro Okami, the film is about 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.[4]
^ abcdefghGalbraith IV 2008, p. 190.
^Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 185.
^Motoyama et al. 2012, p. 65.
^Galbraith IV 2008, p. 191.
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