Japan Release: 1962
Running Time: 89 minutes

Gorath

妖星ゴラス
[Yosei Gorasu]

In 1982, the spaceship JX-1 is making a long voyage toward Saturn. Their mission is diverted, however, when a giant star Gorath is sighted that appears to be on course for Earth. Underestimating its mass, the craft ventures too close. The gravitational field sucks in the ship and incinerates it. Learning of the catastrophe heading toward the planet, the United Nations bands together for a solution. Part of this includes the construction of another JX class ship: the JX-2. This vessel is sent to gather more research on the star. Ruling out destroying it, an effort to move Earth out of the way begins. This involves constructing giant rockets in the South Pole to create enough momentum to push the Earth out of orbit and away from the star's trajectory...

Live Action Science Fiction Kaiju

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Gorath

Gorath
US Distributor: Brenco Pictures (1964) / Time: 83 Minutes

Suspicious Star Gorath
[Literal translation]

Clash of the Planets
[French]

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• On May 4th, 1981, Heritage Enterprises, Flipper Productions, and the Norris Grain Company registered the film with the US copyright office with the registration number V1841P347. The title used was "Gorath". On March 23rd, 1990, Toho submitted the film to the US copyright office with the registration number of PA0000465507. The movie was submitted under its international title, Gorath, and its Romaji title, Yosei Gorasu.
• Toward the beginning of the film, a star is seen on a map with the name: Tsuchiya. This is believed to be a nod to actor Yoshio Tsuchiya, who was highly interested in space at the time. This is referenced in Age of the Gods (self-published).
• Following the completion of the film, Toho sold the American rights to the movie to Brenco Pictures corp. The sale was a package deal that also included The Human Vapour (1960) and The Last War (1961), which had failed to find American distributors on their own. Noted in Age of the Gods (self-published).

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