Rodan (1956)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,333,289.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 21.377 |
Directed By
Ishirō Honda
Crew
Eiji Tsuburaya
Jun Fukuda
Tatsuo Kita
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Isamu Ashida
Ken Kuronuma
Ishirō Honda
Kôichi Iwashita
Takeo Murata
Shigeru Mori
Tatsuo Kita
Takeshi Kimura
Masanobu Miyazaki
Ichirô Minawa
Teruo Maki
Akira Ifukube
Sadamasa Arikawa
Masakatsu Asai
Masakatsu Asai
Sadao Iizuka
Sadamasa Arikawa
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
TOP CAST
Kenji Sahara
Shigeru Kawamura
Yumi Shirakawa
Kiyo
Akihiko Hirata
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke Yamada
Mining Chief Osaki
Yoshifumi Tajima
Izeki
Akio Kobori
Police Chief Nishimura
Mitsuo Tsuda
Staff Officer Takeuchi
Ren Imaizumi
Sunagawa
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Military officer
Rinsaku Ogata
Goro
Ichirō Chiba
Chief of Police
Tsurue Ichimanji
Haru
Tateo Kawasaki
Tsunesan
Kanta Kisaragi
Suteyan
Tsuruko Mano
Osumi
Jirô Suzukawa
Yoshizo
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sabu
Keiji Sakakida
Tahei
Ichirō Nakatani
Senkichi
Kiyoshi Takagi
Dr. Minakami (uncredited)
Fuyuki Murakami
Professor Minami (uncredited)
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Professor Isokawa (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Shigemi Sunagawa
F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Haruo Nakajima
Rodan / Meganulon
Shōichi Hirose
Meganulon / Fighter pilot
Saburô Kadowaki
Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)
Kiyoharu Onaka
Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend (uncredited)
Yasuko Nakata
Female Honeymooner (uncredited)
Junnosuke Suda
Coroner (uncredited)
Toshiko Nakano
Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
Saburô Iketani
News Reader (uncredited)
Saeko Kuroiwa
Nurse (uncredited)
Bontarō Taira
Laborer (uncredited)
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Coal mine employee (uncredited)
Kamayuki Tsubono
Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)
Mike Daneen
Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)
Masaaki Tachibana
Policeman (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe
Journalist (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Reporter (uncredited)
Akira Yamada
Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
Soldier in jeep (uncredited)
Tokio Ôkawa
Meganulon (uncredited)
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