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Gorath
“The crisis of the colliding mystery star is imminent! Can the Earth break free of its orbit?”
6.3 / 10• 1962• 1h 28m•NR• Japanese
Science FictionActionThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ryō Ikebe
Dr. Tazawa
Lead
Yumi Shirakawa
Tomoko Sonoda
Akira Kubo
Tatsuma Kanai
Kumi Mizuno
Takiko Nomura
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Wakabayashi
Akihiko Hirata
Endô
Kenji Sahara
Saiki
Jun Tazaki
Raizô Sonoda
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ishirō Honda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gorath is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
