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Rodan

Original title: 空の大怪獸 ラドン

Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth

  • Movie
  • 1956
  • 1h 12m

Directed by Ishirō Honda

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 198 votes

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Overview

Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.

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Cast and crew

  • Kenji Sahara

    Kenji SaharaShigeru Kawamura

  • Yumi Shirakawa

    Yumi ShirakawaKiyo

  • Akihiko Hirata

    Akihiko HirataProfessor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

  • Minosuke Yamada

    Minosuke YamadaMining Chief Osaki

  • Yoshibumi Tajima

    Yoshibumi TajimaIzeki

  • Akio KoboriPolice Chief Nishimura

  • Mitsuo TsudaStaff Officer Takeuchi

  • Ren ImaizumiSunagawa

  • Jun'ichirō MukaiMilitary officer

  • Rinsaku Ogata

    Rinsaku OgataGoro

  • Ichirō ChibaChief of Police

  • Tsurue IchimanjiHaru

  • Tateo KawasakiTsunesan

  • Kanta KisaragiSuteyan

  • Tsuruko Mano

    Tsuruko ManoOsumi

  • Jirô SuzukawaYoshizo

  • Yasuhiro ShigenobuSabu

  • Keiji Sakakida

    Keiji SakakidaTahei

Director
Ishirō Honda
Writer
Ken Kuronuma, Takeo Murata and Takeshi Kimura
Music
Akira Ifukube
Cinematography
Isamu Ashida