Film
Varan
1958 · 1h 27m · Science Fiction · Horror
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
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- 5.3
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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.
Where to watch
Criterion Channel
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
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
Crew
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
- Ken KuronumaStory
- Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
- Hajime KoizumiDirector of Photography
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
- Kazuji TairaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 14, 1958
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Horror
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