Varan

Varan (1958)

Science Fiction, Horror1 hour and 27 minutes
59%
User score

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

Description

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.

Ishirō Honda
Director
Ken Kuronuma
Story
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay

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
Sōji Ubukata
Sōji Ubukata
Toku Ihara
Toku Ihara
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Jiro
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sankichi
Takashi Itô
Takashi Itô
Ken, the boy
Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
japanmonsterbombgiant monstertokyo, japanbutterflykaijumilitarygiant1950smonster moviedaikaiju