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Varan (1958)

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

Genre : Science Fiction, Horror

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Ishirō Honda
Writer : Shinichi Sekizawa

Synopsis

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 decided to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.

Actors

Kōzō Nomura
Kōzō Nomura
Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda
Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito
Hisaya Ito
Ichiro, Yuriko's brother
Yoshifumi Tajima
Yoshifumi Tajima
Captain of Uranami
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
Yutaka Wada
Akira Sera
Akira Sera
Village High Priest
Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama
Military Officer Kusama
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Ken's Mom
Akira Yamada
Akira Yamada
Issaku
Fumindo Matsuo
Fumindo Matsuo
Horiguchi
Sôji Ubukata
Sôji Ubukata
Toku Ihara
Toku Ihara
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Jiro
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sankichi
Takashi Itô
Takashi Itô
Ken, the boy
Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai
(as Jirô Kumagai)
Shôichi Hirose
Shôichi Hirose
Fisherman
Keisuke Yamada
Keisuke Yamada
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya
Cameraman
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Fisherman (as Kôji Suzuki)
Masaki Shinohara
Masaki Shinohara
Michiko Kawa
Michiko Kawa
Yasumasa Ônishi
Yasumasa Ônishi
(as Yasuo Ônishi)
Toshiko Nakano
Toshiko Nakano
Hiroshi Akitsu
Hiroshi Akitsu
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Toshiko Nomura
Toshiko Nomura
Rinsaku Ogata
Rinsaku Ogata
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Satoko Taira
Satoko Taira
Eisuke Nakanishi
Eisuke Nakanishi
Takashi Narita
Takashi Narita
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Haruya Sakamoto
Haruya Sakamoto
Yōichirō Kitagawa
Yōichirō Kitagawa
(as Ryûichi Hosokawa)
Kô Hayami
Kô Hayami
Tokio Ôkawa
Tokio Ôkawa
Tsurue Ichimanji
Tsurue Ichimanji
(as Tazue Ichimanji)
Hiroko Terasawa
Hiroko Terasawa
Toriko Takahara
Toriko Takahara
Katsumi Tezuka
Katsumi Tezuka
Varan
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Varan

Crews

Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Director
Ken Kuronuma
Ken Kuronuma
Story
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Kazuji Taira
Kazuji Taira
Editor
Kiyoshi Shimizu
Kiyoshi Shimizu
Production Design
Shôtarô Kawakami
Shôtarô Kawakami
Production Manager
Kôji Kajita
Kôji Kajita
Assistant Director
Wataru Konuma
Wataru Konuma
Sound Recordist
Sadamasa Arikawa
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Akira Watanabe
Akira Watanabe
Special Effects
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Stunts
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Keizô Murase
Keizô Murase
Costume Design
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Masanobu Miyazaki
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist
Ichirô Minawa
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects
Akira Watanabe
Akira Watanabe
Production Design
Kuichirô Kishida
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects Compositor
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects

Trailers and other movies

Giant Monster Varan - Japanese Theatrical Trailer
Varan - Japanese Export Trailer (1080p)

Posters and backgrounds

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