Rodan

Rodan (1956)

Released: 1956-12-26 Duration: 1hr 12min
Rating 6.5
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.

Production Companies

TOHO
TOHO
Far East Laboratory

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $1,333,289.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 12.245

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Crew

Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
First Assistant Director
Jun Fukuda
Director
Ishirō Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director of Photography
Isamu Ashida
Production Design
Tatsuo Kita
Screenplay
Takeo Murata
Screenplay
Takeshi Kimura
Sound Effects
Ichirô Minawa
Production Manager
Teruo Maki
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Mori
Sound Recordist
Masanobu Miyazaki
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Visual Effects Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant
Masakatsu Asai
VFX Director of Photography
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa
Visual Effects
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects Art Director
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Director
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects Production Manager
Yasuaki Sakamoto
Special Effects
Masao Shirota
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Special Effects Assistant
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director
Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant
Tohl Narita
Visual Effects Art Director
Tohl Narita
Special Effects Assistant
Yoshio Irie
Visual Effects Art Director
Yoshio Irie
Sound Effects Editor
Ichirô Minawa
Modeling
Eizo Kaimai
Visual Effects
Shuzaburo Araki
Visual Effects Camera
Shuzaburo Araki

TOP CAST

Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura

Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata

Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada

Mining Chief Osaki

Akio Kobori
Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda

Staff Officer Takeuchi

Ren Imaizumi
Ren Imaizumi

Sunagawa

Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai

Military officer

Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō Chiba

Chief of Police

Tateo Kawasaki
Tateo Kawasaki

Tsunesan

Kiyoshi Takagi
Kiyoshi Takagi

Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami

Professor Minami (uncredited)

Mitsuo Matsumoto
Mitsuo Matsumoto

Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai

Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka
Yutaka Oka

Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Shigemi Sunagawa
Shigemi Sunagawa

F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka
Katsumi Tezuka

Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon

Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose

Meganulon / Fighter pilot

Saburô Kadowaki
Saburô Kadowaki

Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

Yasuko Nakada
Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (uncredited)

Junnosuke Suda
Junnosuke Suda

Coroner (uncredited)

Toshiko Nakano
Toshiko Nakano

Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)

Saburô Iketani
Saburô Iketani

News Reader (uncredited)

Saeko Kuroiwa
Saeko Kuroiwa

Nurse (uncredited)

Bontarō Taira
Bontarō Taira

Laborer (uncredited)

Keiichirô Katsumoto
Keiichirô Katsumoto

Coal mine employee (uncredited)

Kamayuki Tsubono
Kamayuki Tsubono

Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

Mike Daneen
Mike Daneen

Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)

Masaaki Tachibana
Masaaki Tachibana

Policeman (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe

Journalist (uncredited)

Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno

Reporter (uncredited)

Akira Yamada
Akira Yamada

Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto

Soldier in jeep (uncredited)

Tokio Ôkawa
Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)

Seiji Onaka
Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, male honeymooner

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