In 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all the orbiting ships are drawn into the planetoid. A later mission is sent to observe and the crew barely leaves before suffering the same fate. However Astronaut Tatsuo Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. The Earth’s scientists then come up with a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move Earth out of Gorath’s path before it is too late. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 5.8/10 | |
Released: | May 15, 1964 | |
Runtime: | 83 min | |
Genres: | Thriller Sci-Fi | |
Countries: | Japan | |
Companies: | Toho Toho Company Toho Co. | |
Cast: | Ryô Ikebe Yumi Shirakawa Akira Kubo | |
Crew: | Takeshi Kimura Ishirô Honda Jôjirô Okami John Meredyth Lucas | |
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