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Varan
Varan
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  2. Varan

Varan

Original Title: 大怪獣バラン

1958
1h 27m
Science Fiction
Horror

Status

Released

Release

1958

Runtime

1h 27m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

1
Criterion Channel
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Storyline

"A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Oct 14, 1958
Languages
Japanese
Director
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Production
TOHO
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

48 Cast Members

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

Kenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

Yuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Dr. Sugimoto

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Secretary of Defense

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

Ichiro

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Captain of Uranami

Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Yutaka Wada

Akira Sera

Village High Priest

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Military Officer Kusama

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Ken's Mom

Akira Yamada

Issaku

Fumindo Matsuo

Horiguchi

Sōji Ubukata

Toku Ihara

Yoshikazu Kawamata

Jiro

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Sankichi

Takashi Itô

Ken

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