Gorath (1962)

Original title

妖星ゴラス

Directed by

Ishirō Honda

Genre

horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, kaiju

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A white dwarf star is on a collision course with Earth. Humanity works together to move the planet out of its orbit to avoid destruction.

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What happens

Gorath (妖星ゴラス, Yōsei Gorasu; lit. 'Ominous Star Gorath') is a 1962 Japanese epic science fiction disaster film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Based on an idea by Jojiro Okami, the film is about mankind's efforts to move Earth out of its orbit to prevent it from colliding with a runaway white dwarf star. The film was extensively edited for its American release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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