# Gorath (1962)

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**Original title**: *妖星ゴラス*
**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
**Directed by**: Ishirō Honda
**Written by**: Takeshi Kimura, Jōjirō Okami
**Starring**: Ryō Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Akihiko Hirata

> *The crisis of the colliding mystery star is imminent! Can the Earth break free of its orbit?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

South Pole winter darkness, rocket flames, crashing ice. 
Astronauts trapped near a massive star, a desperate escape. 
Ishirō Honda directs a catastrophic planetary shift.

**Mood tags**: epic, raw

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