Gorath
“The crisis of the colliding mystery star is imminent! Can the Earth break free of its orbit?”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 59, rated by 1 admin.
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A dangerous celestial body is heading our way, so Earth's scientists choose the modest solution of moving the entire planet. Giant engines and absolute technical confidence carry this planetary disaster story. A grand choice for anyone who enjoys asking whether the Earth has a steering wheel.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 3.5/10
- Dialogue
- 5.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“Please keep all continents inside the vehicle while Earth is moving.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 59
Synopsis and movie facts
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
- Released
- 1962
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Running time
- 88 min
- Original title
- 妖星ゴラス
Starring
- Ryō Ikebe as Dr. Tazawa
- Yumi Shirakawa as Tomoko Sonoda
- Akira Kubo as Tatsuma Kanai
- Kumi Mizuno as Takiko Nomura
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Wakabayashi
- Akihiko Hirata as Endô
- Kenji Sahara as Saiki
- Jun Tazaki as Raizô Sonoda
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Gorath (1962), directed by Ishirō Honda. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The review examines the plan to move Earth and discusses the different release versions, including the giant walrus missing from the American edit. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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