Country
Japan
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
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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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ren Imaizumi | Sunagawa |
| Jun'ichirō Mukai | Military officer |
| Rinsaku Ogata | Goro |
| Ichirō Chiba | Chief of Police |
| Tsurue Ichimanji | Haru |
| Tateo Kawasaki | Tsunesan |
| Kanta Kisaragi | Suteyan |
| Tsuruko Mano | Osumi |
| Jirô Suzukawa | Yoshizo |
| Yasuhiro Shigenobu | Sabu |
| Keiji Sakakida | Tahei |
| Ichirō Nakatani | Senkichi |
| Kiyoshi Takagi | Dr. Minakami (uncredited) |
| Fuyuki Murakami | Professor Minami (uncredited) |
| Mitsuo Matsumoto | Professor Isokawa (uncredited) |
| Takuzō Kumagai | Policeman Tashiro (uncredited) |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited) |
| Yutaka Oka | Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited) |
| Shigemi Sunagawa | F-86F pilot (uncredited) |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager |
| Haruo Nakajima | Rodan / Meganulon |
| Shōichi Hirose | Meganulon / Fighter pilot |
| Saburô Kadowaki | Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited) |
| Yasuko Nakada | Female Honeymooner (uncredited) |
| Junnosuke Suda | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Toshiko Nakano | Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited) |
| Saburô Iketani | News Reader (uncredited) |
| Saeko Kuroiwa | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Bontarō Taira | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Keiichirō Katsumoto | Coal mine employee (uncredited) |
| Kamayuki Tsubono | Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited) |
| Mike Daneen | Okinawan correspondent (uncredited) |
| Masaaki Tachibana | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Tadashi Okabe | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Kôji Uno | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Akira Yamada | Radio operator on jeep (uncredited) |
| Ren Yamamoto | Soldier in jeep (uncredited) |
| Tokio Ôkawa | Meganulon (uncredited) |
| Seiji Onaka | Nakagawa, male honeymooner |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 空の大怪獸 ラドン |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語, 普通话 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO, Far East Laboratory |
| Data di uscita | 26 dicembre 1956 |
| Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Ken Kuronuma, Takeshi Kimura, Takeo Murata |
| Editors | Kôichi Iwashita |
| Cinematography | Isamu Ashida |
| Asst. Directors | Jun Fukuda, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
| Camera Operators | Isamu Ashida |
| Add. Photography | Isamu Ashida |
| Production Design | Tatsuo Kita, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Art Direction | Tatsuo Kita, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Set Decoration | Tatsuo Kita, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Special Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Masakatsu Asai, Sadamasa Arikawa, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Masao Shirota |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Sadao Iizuka, Masakatsu Asai, Shuzaburo Araki, Sadamasa Arikawa, Yasuaki Sakamoto, Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Stunts | Haruo Nakajima |
| Composer | Akira Ifukube, Ichirô Minawa, Masanobu Miyazaki |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa, Masanobu Miyazaki, Akira Ifukube |
| Costume Design | Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Makeup | Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Hairstyling | Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Incasso | 1.333.289 € |
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 26, 1956
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Germany
Date
Sep 26, 1958
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Germany
Date
Oct 01, 2001
Certification
12
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