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Gorath (妖星ゴラス is a Yosei Gorasu, lit. Calamity Star Gorath)1962 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film produced by Toho. The story for Gorath was written by Jojiro Okami, a former Japanese Air Force pilot who also gave the original ideas to the films The Mysterians, Battle in Outer Space, and Dogora. It was released to Japanese theaters on March 21, 1962.
Plot
In the early 1980's, a rogue compact star called Gorath is on collision course with Earth. As the world's governments debate over what to do to avert a cataclysmic disaster, a plan is formed to temporarily disengage Earth's orbit around the sun to let Gorath pass.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Ishiro Honda
- Written by Jojiro Okami and Takeshi Kimura
- Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Music by Kan Ishii
- Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi
- Edited by Reiko Kaneko
- Assistant directing by Katsumune Ishida, Koji Kajita, Shoji Kuroda, and Masashi Matsumuto
- Special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, Kan Narita, Sokei Tomioka, Eiji Tsuburaya, Akira Watanabe, and Koichi Kawakita
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Ryô Ikebe as Dr. Tazawa - Astrophysicist
- Yumi Shirakawa as Tomoko Sonoda
- Akira Kubo as Tatsuma Kanai - Cadet Astronaut
- Kumi Mizuno as Takiko Nomura
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Wakabayashi - Pilot of Ôtori
- Akihiko Hirata as Endô - Captain of Ôtori
- Kenji Sahara as Saiki - Vice Captain of Ôtori
- Jun Tazaki as Raizô Sonoda - Tomoko's Father
- Ken Uehara as Dr. Kôno - Astrophysicist
- Takashi Shimura as Kensuke Sonoda - Paleontologist
- Seizaburô Kawazu as Tada - Minister of Finance
- Kô Mishima as Sanada - Engineer
- Sachio Sakai as Physician
- Takamaru Sasaki as Prime Minister Seki
- Kô Nishimura as Murata - Secretary of Space
- Eitarô Ozawa as Kinami - Minister of Justice
- Masanari Nihei as Itô - Astronaut of Ôtori
- Kôzô Nomura as Observer of Ôtori
- Keiko Sata as Prime Minister's Secretary
- Hideyo Amamoto as Man in bar
- George Furness as Hooverman (as Jôji Fânesu)
- Ross Benette as Gibson (as Rosu Benetto)
- Jun'ichirô Mukai as Space Base Security Guard
- Nadao Kirino as Manabe - Takiko's Lover
- Fumio Sakashita as Hayao Sonoda - Tomoko's Brother
- Ikio Sawamura as Taxi Driver
- Toshihiko Furuta as Observer of Ôtori
- Yoshiyuki Uemura as Mathematician of Ôtori
- Rinsaku Ogata as Engineer of Ôtori
- Masayoshi Kawabe as Observer of Ôtori
- Yasushi Matsubara as Radio Operator of Ôtori
- Tadashi Okabe as Mathematician of Ôtori
- Kôji Uno as Reporter
- Yukihiko Gondô as Pilot of Ôtori
- Ken'ichirô Maruyama as Engineer of Ôtori (as Ken'ichiro Maruyama)
- Yasuhiko Saijô as Radio Operator of Ôtori
- Katsumi Tezuka as Radio Operator of Ôtori
- Akira Yamada as Engineer of Hayabusa
- Hiroshi Takagi as Engineer of Hayabusa
- Toshitsugu Suzuki as Pilot of Hayabusa (as Kôji Suzuki)
- Wataru Ômae as Mathematician of Hayabusa
- Ichirô Shôji as Observer of Hayabusa
- Yasuo Araki as Observer of Hayabusa
- Hideo Shibuya as Reporter (as Shinpei Mitsui)
- Kazuo Imai as Radio Operator of Hayabusa
- Takuya Yuki as Mathematician of Hayabusa
- Koji Ishikawa as Pilot of Hayabusa (as Kôji Ishikawa)
- Yûsuke Suzuki as Fuel Checkout of Hayabusa
- Takuzô Kumagai as Government Personnel (as Jirô Kumagai)
- Hiroshi Akitsu as Goverment Personnel / Man Pointing at Sky
- Enver Altenbay as Member in the South Pole Base
- Ryûtarô Amami as Goverment Personnel / Worker in the South Pole Base
- Henrî Ban as Man in Convention Hall
- Hank Brown as Member in the South Pole Base
- Ichirô Chiba as Goverment Personnel
- Kenzô Echigo as Astronaut of Ôtori / Observer of Space Station
- Bin Furuya as Reporter
- Ted Gunther as Member in the South Pole Base
- Shinjirô Hirota as Goverment Personnel
- Hans Horneff as Dr. König
- Tsurue Ichimanji as Maid of Sonoda Family
- Toku Ihara as Worker in the South Pole Base
- Saburô Iketani as News Anchor
- Minoru Itô as Astronaut of Ôtori
- Ralph Jesser as Member in the South Pole Base
- Saburô Kadowaki as Reporter
- Kuniyoshi Kashima as Worker in the South Pole Base
- Yoshio Katsube as Reporter / Observer of Space Station
- Keiichirô Katsumoto as Goverment Personnel
- Shigeo Katô as Worker in the South Pole Base
- Ikuo Kawamura as Astronaut of Ôtori
- Akira Kitchôji as Goverment Personnel
- Akio Kusama as Goverment Personnel
- Edo Kîn as Representative of U.S.S.O.
- Senshô Matsumoto as Goverment Personnel
- Masahide Matsushita as Worker in the South Pole Base
- Jirô Mitsuaki as Goverment Personnel
- Haruo Nakajima as Maguma
- Takashi Narita as Goverment Personnel
- Junpei Natsuki as Man at Funeral
- Yutaka Oka as Worker in the South Pole Base
- Keiji Sakakida as Goverment Personnel
- Haruya Sakamoto as Reporter
- Ryôji Shimizu as Base Designer
- Junnosuke Suda as Government Personnel
- Haruo Suzuki as Reporter
- Kamayuki Tsubono as Government Personnel
- Keisuke Yamada as Government Personnel
- Shin Yoshida as Goverment Personnel / Doctor of Space Port
- Osman Yusuf as Worker in the South Pole Base
- Yasumasa Ônishi as Goverment Personnel
- Hideo Ôtsuka as Reporter
Appearances
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
- JX-1 Hayabusa
- SSS-1
- Space Station Terra
- Atomic Burrower
- V-TOL
- JX-2 Ootori
- Capsule 1
Monsters
Gallery
- Main article: Gorath (film)/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Gorath (Soundtrack).
Alternate Titles
- Calamity Star Gorath (Literal Japanese Title)
'Gorath: Calamity Star
- UFOs to the Destroy the Earth
- Clash of the Planets
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - March 21, 1962 [view poster]
- United States - May 15, 1964 [view poster]
- West Germany - July 10, 1975
- France
- Greece
U.S. Release
Gorath was released in the United States by Brenco Pictures. Most of the visual content was kept intact, but the six-minute sequence featuring the monster Maguma was removed. The distributors found the character's appearance comical, even mockingly dubbing him "Wally the Walrus" (most likely inspired by Wally Walrus, an antagonist from the Woody Woodpecker cartoons popular at the time). As such, they removed the sequence for their cut of the film, and it has never been restored to the English-language edit, which was aired several times on television throughout the 1960's and '70's.
The English dubbing was done by Ryder Sound Services, and scripted by Star Trek writer John Lucas. Only four voice actors were used to dub the film. Besides the voices, the audio track was tampered with, including adding a sound effect for Gorath which was not present in the original Japanese version.
Brenco Pictures re-released the film on a double-bill with The Human Vapor in 1968, but between the two releases never turned a profit on their investment in Gorath. The company closed in 1969 soon after the death of co-owner Edward L. Alperson on July 3 of that year. The film was purchased by Heritage Enterprises and aired on U.S. television. The further-edited English-dubbed television cut of Gorath was also the version of the film primarily used for VHS releases in the United States.
Gorath is currently unavailable on DVD or Blu-ray in the United States, though it occasionally airs on Comet TV.
DVD and Blu-ray Releases
Though Gorath is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese version of iTunes.
Videos
Trailers
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Trivia
- Gorath later appeared as a meteorite in Godzilla: Final Wars. According to the Xiliens, Gorath was on a collision course with Earth and would destroy the planet upon impact. In truth, Gorath was part of the Xiliens' plans to bring their most powerful weapon, Monster X, to Earth, while still fooling the humans into believing that the Xiliens intended to save the Earth from the collision.
- The U.N. V-TOL prop from Gorath was later modified by Tsuburaya Productions to represent the SSSP's numerous Jet VTOLs in the company's popular television series Ultraman.
- Supplementary materials for the film Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. reveal that the events of numerous Toho-produced science-fiction films from the Showa era, including Gorath, happened in the continuity of the films Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. However, these materials state that Maguma appeared in 1963, while Gorath is set in 1980, and make no mention of any events from the film aside from Maguma's appearance. In addition, while the moon is destroyed in Gorath, it is plainly visible in the sky during the two Kiryu Saga films, suggesting that the only part of Gorath that happened in the Kiryu Saga continuity is the appearance of Maguma.
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