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.
Hajime Koizumi | Director of Photography |
Ishirō Honda | Director |
Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |
Takeo Kita | Production Design |
Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
Teruaki Abe | Production Design |
Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
Reiko Kaneko | Editor |
Yasuaki Sakamoto | Production Manager |