Varan

Oct 14, 1958

1h 27m

★ 5.7

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Kenji Uozaki

Kōzō Nomura

Yuriko Shinjô

Ayumi Sonoda

Dr. Sugimoto

Koreya Senda

Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide

Fuyuki Murakami

Military Officer Katsumoto

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Secretary of Defense

Minosuke Yamada

Ichiro, Yuriko's brother

Hisaya Ito

Captain of Uranami

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yutaka Wada

Nadao Kirino

Village High Priest

Akira Sera

Military Officer Kusama

Akio Kusama

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