Japan / Oct 14, 1958
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hisaya Ito | Ichiro |
| Yoshibumi Tajima | Captain of Uranami |
| Nadao Kirino | Yutaka Wada |
| Akira Sera | Village High Priest |
| Akio Kusama | Military Officer Kusama |
| Noriko Honma | Ken's Mom |
| Akira Yamada | Issaku |
| Fumindo Matsuo | Horiguchi |
| Sōji Ubukata | |
| Toku Ihara | |
| Yoshikazu Kawamata | Jiro |
| Yasuhiro Shigenobu | Sankichi |
| Takashi Itô | Ken |
| Mitsuo Tsuda | |
| Takuzō Kumagai | |
| Shōichi Hirose | Fisherman |
| Keisuke Yamada |
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Genres
Science FictionHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 大怪獣バラン |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 14 ottobre 1958 |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Ken Kuronuma, Shinichi Sekizawa |
| Editing | Kazuji Taira |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
| Assistant directors | Koji Kajita, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida, Mitsuo Kaneko |
| Camera operators | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
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| Additional photography | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
| Production design | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
| Art direction | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
| Set decoration | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
| Special effects | Sadamasa Arikawa, Eiji Tsuburaya, Masanobu Deme, Shuzaburo Araki |
| Visual effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Keizô Murase, Shuzaburo Araki, Eizo Kaimai, Sadamasa Arikawa, Kuichiro Kishida, Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Stunts | Haruo Nakajima |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Wataru Konuma, Masanobu Miyazaki, Ichirô Minawa |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Wataru Konuma, Masanobu Miyazaki, Ichirô Minawa |
| Costume design | Keizô Murase, Teizô Toshimitsu, Eizo Kaimai |
| Makeup | Keizô Murase, Teizô Toshimitsu, Eizo Kaimai |
| Hairstyling | Keizô Murase, Teizô Toshimitsu, Eizo Kaimai |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
Germany / Apr 26, 2011 / 12
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