Varan

1958

1h 27m

5.7

5.7/10

34 votes • View on IMDb

Science Fiction Horror

"A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!"

Overview

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.

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Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies

TOHO

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Keywords

japan monster bomb giant monster tokyo, japan butterfly kaiju military giant 1950s monster movie daikaiju tokusatsu

Quick Facts

Original Title	大怪獣バラン
Release Date	October 14, 1958
Status	Released
Language	JA
IMDb ID	tt0051512

Cast

Kōzō Nomura

Kenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda

Yuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda

Dr. Sugimoto

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

Secretary of Defense

Hisaya Ito

Ichiro

Yoshibumi Tajima

Captain of Uranami

Nadao Kirino

Yutaka Wada

Akira Sera

Village High Priest

Akio Kusama

Military Officer Kusama

Key Crew

Ishirō Honda

Director

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Shinichi Sekizawa

Screenplay