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The Mysterians (1957 Japan)

 
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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 11:32 am    Post subject: The Mysterians (1957 Japan) Reply with quote



Japan's answer to "War of the Worlds" was one of the most ambitious and enjoyable imports during the 1950s, handsomely decked out with futuristic sets, fleets of flying saucers, giant war-robots, and alien refugees from the recently demolished planet of Mystroid.

The humanoid aliens (dressed in Flash Gordon-like costumes) want to mate with our women and save their dying race.

Director Inoshiro Honda was Japan's leading sci fi film maker ("Godzilla", "Rodan", many others).

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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"Love hungry spacemen, come to seize our women so their dying planet may live!"

Boy, with lines like that in the trailer, you can bet the boys were fightin' to be first in the ticket line for this Japanese sci-fi thriller.

The FX are ambitious, if not overly realistic, and the bags of popcorn never had a chance when the mesmerized audience sat down to watch this glitzy opus.

Enjoy the trailer. It's a gasser! And the picture quality is excellent. Very Happy


______The Mysterians (1957) - Theatrical Trailer


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What I liked about this one was the variety of weapons employed by both sides of the conflict. Ordinarily we see the Earth forces relying on a single "ace in the hole" to defeat the invading aliens.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

On the old board that died I posted this poduction design from The Mysterians (1957). I hope these production designs please everyone. (Eadie found this and many others, including those on Gorath (1962) with BTS shots!)


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Costume designs:





The Dome miniature set:



The plans for the "MarkoLite™" atomic heat-ray cannon:




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PostPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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This thread (and the trailer) put me in the mood to get the movie from Netlix. Unfortunately Netlix does NOT have it! Sad

The DVD from Amazon is $29.99!

Curse you, Earth people! You shall pay for defying me!! I shall abduct your women, give them your credit cards, and let them go shopping to their heart's content!

Hahahahah!
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bud Brewster wrote:
This thread (and the trailer) put me in the mood to get the movie from Netlix. Unfortunately Netlix does NOT have it! Sad

Try here, Bud:
https://archive.org/details/TheMysterians_201905

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