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Rodan! The Flying Monster!
Rodan! The Flying Monster!

Rodan! The Flying Monster!

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Science FictionHorror

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US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric dragonfly nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

07 November 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura (as Kenji Sawara)

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Akio Kobori

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (as Yasuko Nakata)

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Mining Director Osaki

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Izeki

Seiji Onaka

Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, Male Honeymooner (as Kiyoharu Ohnaka)

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Police Officer Toji (voice) (uncredited)

Aya Oyama

Aya Oyama

Kiyo / Woman Outside Hospital / Female Honeymooner (voice) (uncredited)

George Takei

George Takei

Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / Male Honeymooner (voice) (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Police Chief Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force Officer / Air Force Pilot Kitahara (voice) (uncredited)

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Air Self-Defense Force Commander / Air Force Pilot / Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

James Yagi

James Yagi

Osaki / Professor Minami / Hotel Manager / Farmer (voice) (uncredited)

Jane Chang

Jane Chang

Otami (voice) (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Screaming Woman in Crowd (voice) (archival) (uncredited)

Murray Spivack

Murray Spivack

Screaming Police Officers (voice) (archival) (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Hotel Manager / Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Fighter Pilot / Meganulon (uncredited)

Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)

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