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Varan

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Varan

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

5.7

1h 27m

1958

“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.

Director

Ishirō Honda

Science FictionHorror

japanmonsterbombgiant monstertokyo, japanbutterflykaijumilitarygiant1950smonster moviedaikaiju

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Cast & Crew

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

as Kenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

as Yuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

as Dr. Sugimoto

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

as Dr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

as Dr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

as Secretary of Defense

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

as Ichiro

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

as Captain of Uranami

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