The Mysterians(地球防衛軍)
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Japan · 1957
1h 29m
Director Ishirō Honda
Starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kôchi
Genre Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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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.
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