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| International Title: |
| The Mysterians |
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| Japanese Title: |
| Earth Defense Force |
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| Alternate Title: |
| Phantom 7000 |
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| Production: Toho |
| Distributor: Toho |
| Japan Release Date |
Japan Running Time |
| 1957 |
88 Minutes |
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| US Distributor: RKO |
| US Release Date |
US Running Time |
| 1959 |
85 Minutes |
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| Staff |
Directed
by Ishiro Honda
Writing credits Shigeru Kayama, Takeshi Kimura,
Jojiro Okami
Produced by Tomoyuki
Tanaka
Music by Akira
Ifukube
Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi
Film Editing by Koichi Iwashita
Production Design by Teruaki Abe
Production Management Yasuaki Sakamoto
Assistant Director Koji Kajita
Director of Special Effects Eiji
Tsuburaya
Art Director Akira Watanabe |
| Cast |
Joji
Atsumi Kenji Sahara
Etsuko Shiraishi Yumi Shirakawa
Hiroko Momoko Kochi
Ryoichi Shiraishi Akihiko Hirata
Tanjiro Adachi, Doctor Takashi
Shimura
Morita, General Susumu Fujita
Teko, Captain Hisaya Ito
Sugimoto, Commander Yoshio Kosugi
Tantobo Korda, Doctor Tetsu Nakamura
Nobu Kawanami, Doctor Fuyuki Murakami
Security Officer Yutaka Sada
Adachi's Assistant Ren Imaizumi
Head of Defense Meeting Takeo Oikawa
Soldier Tadao Nakamaru
Svenson, Doctor George Furness
DeGracia, Doctor Harold Conway
Villagers, Caught in Forest Fire Haruya Kato, Shin
Otomo, Senkichi Omura
Army Officer Akio Kusama
Official on Defense Rocket Shoichi Hirose
Scientist Rinsaku Ogata
Announcer Jiro Kumagai
Mysterian Leader Yoshio Tsuchiya |
| Monster Appearances |
Aliens, SDF, Misc |
| Moguera |
Mysterians,
Mysterian
Dome, M4A3E8
Sherman Tanks, F86F
Saber Jet, Mysterian
UFO, Mysterian
Station, α
(Alpha), ß (Beta),
Markalite
GYRO, Markalite
Cannon, Honest
John Missile Launcher, Missile
Launcher Trucks, Long Range Missile Launcher, F-104J
Starfighters, 155mm
Howitzer M2, Sikorsky
S-51 Helicopter, M2A1 75mm Howitzer, M-24
Chaffee Tanks, C-124 Globemaster II |
| Stock Footage |
Other Points of Interest |
| None |
Box
Office Report, Concept
Art |
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| DVDs |
Region
1 The Mysterians
Tokyo Shock (2005)
Region 2 Earth Defense Order Toho (2001)
Region 2 The Mysterians Bfi (2006) |
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2.5/5