Mysterians The (Subtitled) (DVD)

Join mankind's most treacherous battle for survival! From the director of the original Kaiju classic, Godzilla, comes The Mysterians - available on DVD for the first time! After a Japanese town is totally destroyed, the military arrive to investigate. They encounter a giant robot that is decimating everything in its path. A dome appears out of the ground and a group of scientists are invited to meet the alien Mysterians from the planet Mysteroid. The Mysterians have come in peace, all they ask humanity for is three-square kilometers of land and the right to interbreed with Earth women to repopulate their species. Outraged at such a suggestion, humanity declares war on the Mysterians, which leads to the revelation of the aliens' sinister secrets. However, Earth stands little chance against the technologically advanced beings unless a group of scientists can come up with a super weapon to use against them. The Mysterians was the first colour Japanese science fiction film to be shot in widescreen. The creative team responsible for Godzilla reunited for the production and the special effects are striking. Flying saucers, zeppelin-type aircraft, ray-gun blasts, mass floods and violent explosions are fantastically executed, setting the standard for model effects and science fiction art design for years to come. Vibrant and bursting with action, The Mysterians is an arresting vision of futuristic warfare and a cautionary tale for the atomic age
a treat not only for robot fanatics and cult sci-fi film fans, but one of Ishiro Honda's most celebrated and spectacular extravaganzas.

Original theatrical trailer
Rare production designs and artwork
Storyboards, posters and stills galleries
Illustrated booklet including notes by author Kim Newman
Biographies