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The Mysterians

1957 · 89 min

A earnest, effects-driven spectacle of human resistance against alien demands, with a mix of military action and moral dilemma.

Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Drama
Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata

Tagline: Space weapons mobilize! A great battle between Earth forces and the gruesome mystery planet people, the Mysterians!
Overview: In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Drama
Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
technology
fate
power
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: science fiction, action, drama, thriller, war
Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Written by: Takeshi Kimura
Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kôchi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Kosugi, Susumu Fujita
Music: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Runtime: 89 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English

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