Rodan (1956)

ALL 12/26/1956 (ja) Horror, Science Fiction 72 Min
  • Release
    12/26/1956
  • Production
    TOHO
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    空の大怪獸 ラドン
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 1,333,289.00
    -

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

Overview

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.

  1. Ishirō Honda

    Director

  2. Ken Kuronuma

    Story

  3. Tomoyuki Tanaka

    Producer



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  1. Kenji Sahara

    Shigeru Kawamura

  2. Yumi Shirakawa

    Kiyo

  3. Akihiko Hirata

    Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

  4. Minosuke Yamada

    Mining Chief Osaki

  5. Yoshifumi Tajima

    Izeki

  6. Akio Kobori

    Police Chief Nishimura

  7. Mitsuo Tsuda

    Staff Officer Takeuchi

  8. Ren Imaizumi

    Sunagawa

  9. Jun'ichirō Mukai

    Military officer

  10. Rinsaku Ogata

    Goro

  11. Ichirō Chiba

    Chief of Police

  12. Tsurue Ichimanji

    Haru

  13. Tateo Kawasaki

    Tsunesan

  14. Kanta Kisaragi

    Suteyan

  15. Tsuruko Mano

    Osumi

  16. Jirô Suzukawa

    Yoshizo

  17. Yasuhiro Shigenobu

    Sabu

  18. Keiji Sakakida

    Tahei

  19. Ichirō Nakatani

    Senkichi

  20. Kiyoshi Takagi

    Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

  21. Fuyuki Murakami

    Professor Minami (uncredited)

  22. Mitsuo Matsumoto

    Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

  23. Takuzō Kumagai

    Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

  24. Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

    Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

  25. Yutaka Oka

    Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

  26. Shigemi Sunagawa

    F-86F pilot (uncredited)

  27. Katsumi Tezuka

    Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

  28. Haruo Nakajima

    Rodan / Meganulon

  29. Shōichi Hirose

    Meganulon / Fighter pilot

  30. Saburô Kadowaki

    Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

  31. Yasuko Nakada

    Female Honeymooner (uncredited)

  32. Junnosuke Suda

    Coroner (uncredited)

  33. Toshiko Nakano

    Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)

  34. Saburô Iketani

    News Reader (uncredited)

  35. Saeko Kuroiwa

    Nurse (uncredited)

  36. Bontarō Taira

    Laborer (uncredited)

  37. Keiichirô Katsumoto

    Coal mine employee (uncredited)

  38. Kamayuki Tsubono

    Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

  39. Mike Daneen

    Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)

  40. Masaaki Tachibana

    Policeman (uncredited)

  41. Tadashi Okabe

    Journalist (uncredited)

  42. Kôji Uno

    Reporter (uncredited)

  43. Akira Yamada

    Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

  44. Ren Yamamoto

    Soldier in jeep (uncredited)

  45. Tokio Ôkawa

    Meganulon (uncredited)

  46. Seiji Onaka

    Nakagawa, male honeymooner

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 46 , Crews : 43

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Rodan (1956) 72 Min

ALL 12/26/1956 (ja)
Horror, Science Fiction
  • Release 12/26/1956
  • Production
    TOHO
  • Original title 空の大怪獸 ラドン
  • ja
  • Revenue1,333,289.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Ishirō Honda

    Director

  2. Ken Kuronuma

    Story

  3. Kôichi Iwashita

    Editor

  4. Tomoyuki Tanaka

    Producer