i do like some of ideas and overall i do like that this time around, the antagonists are not huge kajiu's but instead aliens but i think its missing that commentary about how humans treat foreigners but sadly it doesn't have that.
takashi shimura appears again and im wondering how many characters he's technically playing across these films.
also something im wondering is...why aren't these guys in the modern monsterverse? i don't like the modern monsterverse but it would be neat to see the mysterians again. also i wanna see beast man snow man goddammit.(watch my feature film https://boxd.it/cQ1mBp )
The Mysterians
Space weapons mobilize! A great battle between Earth forces and the gruesome mystery planet people, the Mysterians!
Rating
3.0 (2)
Release Date
12/28/1957Runtime
89 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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How It Feels
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A Cold War-era sci-fi spectacle where humanity faces an existential choice against an alien threat, blending earnest diplomatic tension with spectacular tokusatsu action sequences and giant robot mayhem.
Mood
TenseDefiantEpic
Themes
SurvivalPower
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Widescreen epicPractical effectsStylized genre
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Kenji Sahara
Joji Atsumi
Yumi Shirakawa
Etsuko Shiraishi
Akihiko Hirata
Ryoichi Shiraishi
Momoko Kôchi
Hiroko Iwamoto
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Leader of the Mysterians
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Yoshio Kosugi
Cmdr. Sugimoto
Susumu Fujita
Gen. Morita
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Nobu Kawanami
Yutaka Sada
Police Capt. Miyamoto
Hisaya Ito
Army Capt. Seki
Tetsu Nakamura
Dr. Koda
Reviews
Amazing how little “Mogera” has to do with this film, and yet it has cemented itself into the Kaiju-verse.
The film is a bit of a mishmash of stories, but it’s well cast and acted, and you definitely can’t knock it for the effects! What they accomplished here won’t really be surpassed for another 10 years.
The Mysterians Collection
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