Dogora
Seen it?1964 | 83 min | Science Fiction, Crime, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Frequency or The Thing, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ishirō Honda
- Robert DunhamMark Jackson
- Yōsuke NatsukiInspector Komei
- Yōko FujiyamaMasayo
- Hiroshi KoizumiKirino
- Susumu FujitaGeneral Iwasa
- Jun TazakiChief Inspector
- Nobuo NakamuraDoctor Matakata
- Seizaburō KawazuGangster Boss
- Akiko WakabayashiGang Moll
- Hideyo AmamotoMaki the Safecracker