Varan (1958)

  • NR
  • 10/14/1958 (JP)
  • Science Fiction, Horror
  • 1h 27m

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.

Ishirō Honda

Director

Ken Kuronuma

Story

Shinichi Sekizawa

Screenplay

Cast

Kōzō Nomura's headshot

Kōzō Nomura

Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda's headshot

Ayumi Sonoda

Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda's headshot

Koreya Senda

Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata's headshot

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Fuyuki Murakami's headshot

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
Yoshio Tsuchiya's headshot

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada's headshot

Minosuke Yamada

Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito's headshot

Hisaya Ito

Ichiro, Yuriko's brother

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