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International Title
The Mysterians
Japanese Title
 地球防衛軍
 [Chikyu Boeigun]
Production: Toho
Distributor: Toho Japan: 1957
  Time: 88 minutes
 
Initial US Title
 The Mysterians
US Distributor: RKO (1959) Time: 85 minutes
Alternate Movie Titles:
Earth Defense Force [Literal Translation]
Phantom 7000 [German]


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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
Stock Music by Hector Berlioz, Edvard Grieg
Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi
Film Editing by Koichi Iwashita
Production Design by Teruaki Abe, Akira Watanabe
Assistant Director Koji Kajita
Director of Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya
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

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Release Date: December 28th, 1957 (Japan)
Distribution Earning: ¥193,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)


DVDs and Blu-Ray
Region 1 The Mysterians Tokyo Shock (2005)
Region 2 Earth Defense Force Toho (2001)
Region 2 The Mysterians Bfi (2006)
Blu-ray Earth Defense Force Toho (2010)

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Reviews
Anthony Romero
July 28, 2005