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Mysterians (The) AKA Chikyû Bôeigun AKA Defence Force of the Earth AKA Earth Defense Force (1957)
Aliens arrive on Earth and ask permission to be given a certain tract of land for their people to live on...Director: Ishirô Honda
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Toho effects directors Koichi Kawakita and Shinji Higuchi with moderator (in Japanese, with English subtitles)
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Extras:Isolated Score Track by composer Akira Ifukube (in Dolby Digital 2.0)
Photo Gallery (1:47)
Design Gallery (:57)
Storyboards (1:12)
Original Japanese trailer (3:21)
Bonus Trailers:
- Matango: Attack of the Mushroom people (2:19)
- Dagora, the Space Monster (2:10)
- Varan, the Unbelievable (1:04)
- Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (3:19)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Original Japanese version (includes several extra minutes of footage that are not found in the US version). English (and Spanish) dub is a newly dubbed track and not the original AIP TV dub.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (3:12)
Trailershow -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Release title: "Weltraum-Bestien".
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with Toho effects directors Koichi Kawakita and Shinji Higuchi, with moderator (in Japanese ONLY)
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Extras:Isolated score track by composer Akira Ifukube (in Dolby Digital 2.0)
3 photo galleries:
- B&W stills
- Costume and set designs
- Storyboards
Original Japanese trailer -
Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Photo Galleries:
- Stills
- Posters
- Design
- Storyboards
Japanese Theatrical Trailer (3:13, with optional English subtitles) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Original Japanese version (includes several extra minutes of footage that are not found in the US version).
14-page booklet (with cast & crew biographies and filmographies & liner notes by Kim Newman) -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and Japanese releases for including the isolated score, though note that the Japanese release is not English-friendly.
Avoid the German release which is a shorter cut and features a dubbed soundtrack only.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Media Blasters / Tokyo Shock - No cuts - Original Japanese version (88:28 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- Shock DVD Entertainment - Yes, German theatrical cut (81:36 PAL)
- R2 Japan- Toho - No cuts - Original Japanese version (88:28 NTSC)
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Original Japanese version (84:56 PAL).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 22/07/05
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 01/12/20UPDATE LOG:
09/04/11: Fixed various typos.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
21/02/17: tidyup and added detail.
29/03/17: updated winner.
29/03/17: Corrected the winner to be a draw because the US release is more or less a clone of the Japanese disc but with English-friendly options.
02/12/20: Added German edition.
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