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Rodan
Rodan

Rodan

Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth

Genres

HorrorScience Fiction

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Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1333289

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

26 December 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Mining Chief Osaki

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Izeki

Akio Kobori

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Staff Officer Takeuchi

Ren Imaizumi

Ren Imaizumi

Sunagawa

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Military officer

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Goro

Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Chief of Police

Tsurue Ichimanji

Tsurue Ichimanji

Haru

Tateo Kawasaki

Tateo Kawasaki

Tsunesan

Kanta Kisaragi

Kanta Kisaragi

Suteyan

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Osumi

Jirô Suzukawa

Jirô Suzukawa

Yoshizo

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Sabu

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Tahei

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Senkichi

Kiyoshi Takagi

Kiyoshi Takagi

Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Professor Minami (uncredited)

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Shigemi Sunagawa

Shigemi Sunagawa

F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Meganulon / Fighter pilot

Saburô Kadowaki

Saburô Kadowaki

Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (uncredited)

Junnosuke Suda

Junnosuke Suda

Coroner (uncredited)

Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)

Saburô Iketani

Saburô Iketani

News Reader (uncredited)

Saeko Kuroiwa

Saeko Kuroiwa

Nurse (uncredited)

Bontarō Taira

Bontarō Taira

Laborer (uncredited)

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Coal mine employee (uncredited)

Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

Mike Daneen

Mike Daneen

Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)

Masaaki Tachibana

Masaaki Tachibana

Policeman (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Journalist (uncredited)

Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Reporter (uncredited)

Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Soldier in jeep (uncredited)

Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)

Seiji Onaka

Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, male honeymooner

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