Varan (1958)

10/14/1958 (JP) • 1h 27m

Science Fiction, Horror

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kōzō Nomura

Kenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda

Yuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda

Dr. Sugimoto

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

Secretary of Defense

Yoshibumi Tajima

Captain of Uranami


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

japan

monster

bomb

giant monster

tokyo, japan

butterfly

kaiju

military

giant

1950s

monster movie

daikaiju

tokusatsu

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