Science Fiction ·Horror · Japan · 1958 · 1h 27m

Varan

大怪獣バラン

Varan poster
Director
Ishirō Honda
Cast
Kōzō Nomura as Kenji Uozaki Ayumi Sonoda as Yuriko Shinjô Koreya Senda as Dr. Sugimoto Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Fujimora Fuyuki Murakami as Dr. Majima Yoshio Tsuchiya as Military Officer Katsumoto
Crew
Hajime Koizumi — Director of Photography Kazuji Taira — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Shinichi Sekizawa — Screenplay Ken Kuronuma — Story Tomoyuki Tanaka — Producer
Tagline

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

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 decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.

Mood & Themes
japanmonsterbombgiant monstertokyo, japanbutterflykaijumilitarygiant1950smonster moviedaikaiju
Key Collaborators
Ishirō Honda Director Hajime Koizumi Director of Photography Kazuji Taira Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Ken Kuronuma Story Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer Kiyoshi Shimizu Production Design Teizô Toshimitsu Costume Design Keizô Murase Costume Design Eizo Kaimai Costume Design
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