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Chikyû Bôeigun

Chikyû Bôeigun

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 25mApproved
ActionSci-FiThriller
6.1
IMDB Rating
2,111 votes

Shortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?

Director
Ishirô Honda
Writers
Takeshi Kimura, Jôjirô Okami, Shigeru Kayama
Stars
Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kôchi
Release Date
May 15, 1959
Language
Japanese, English
Country
Japan
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Reviews
📋 2.0K
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🎭 Top Cast

Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara
as Joji Atsumi
Yumi Shirakawa
Yumi Shirakawa
as Etsuko Shiraishi
Momoko Kôchi
Momoko Kôchi
as Hiroko Iwamoto
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
as Gen. Morita
Hisaya Itô
Hisaya Itô
as Capt. Seki
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Yoshio Kosugi
as Cmdr. Sugimoto
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Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Nobu Kawanami
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Leader of the Mysterians

💰 Box Office

$975,000
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Production
Toho

🏷️ Keywords

robotrobot sci firunning for one's lifearmyhelicopter

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAlien InvasionB-ActionSpace Sci-FiActionSci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

The End of the Cold War
by bkoganbing2016-08-23
6/10

"When Godzilla with its American scenes with Raymond Burr made it to the USA it started a run of Japanese science fiction that lasted well over a decade. When I was a lad I well remember the TV commercials for this film and how I just had to go see it. 60 years later The Mysterians holds up rather well. A group of aliens arrive and demand a small tract of land for use. We have to grant it because these folks are way technologically superior to us earthlings. But when a big robot starts doing to Japan what live monsters usually do it's time to resist. What I remember best from this was t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Shortly before his death in 1993, director Ishirô Honda was said to have mentioned that this was his favorite of all his films.

📖 Synopsis

Shortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?