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Varan

Varan

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.

Release Date:
1958-10-14
Runtime:
87 minutes
Movie Genres:
Science Fiction Horror
Directed by:
Ishirō Honda
Written by:
Ken Kuronuma Shinichi Sekizawa
Produced by:
TOHO
Original Language:
Japanese

Starring:

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
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
as Yutaka Wada
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Akira Sera
as Village High Priest
Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama
as Military Officer Kusama
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
as Ken's Mom
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Akira Yamada
as Issaku
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Fumindo Matsuo
as Horiguchi
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Sōji Ubukata
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Toku Ihara
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Yoshikazu Kawamata
as Jiro
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Yasuhiro Shigenobu
as Sankichi
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Takashi Itô
as Ken
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Mitsuo Tsuda
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
as Fisherman
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Keisuke Yamada
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya
as Cameraman
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Toshitsugu Suzuki
as Fisherman
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Masaki Shinohara
Michiko Kawa
Michiko Kawa
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Yasumasa Ônishi
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Toshiko Nakano