
Varan (1958)
Released:
1958-10-14
Duration:
1hr 27min
Rating 5.8
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
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.
Production Companies

TOHO
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 2.4 |
Directed By
Ishirō Honda
Crew
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Director
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Story
Ken Kuronuma
Ken Kuronuma
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Director of Photography
Hajime Koizumi
Hajime Koizumi
Editor
Kazuji Taira
Kazuji Taira
Production Design
Kiyoshi Shimizu
Kiyoshi Shimizu
Production Manager
Shôtarô Kawakami
Shôtarô Kawakami
Sound Recordist
Wataru Konuma
Wataru Konuma
Special Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Akira Watanabe
Akira Watanabe
Stunts
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Keizô Murase
Keizô Murase
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Sound Recordist
Masanobu Miyazaki
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Effects
Ichirô Minawa
Ichirô Minawa
Lighting Technician
Kuichirô Kishida
Kuichirô Kishida
Visual Effects Compositor
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
First Assistant Director
Koji Kajita
Koji Kajita
Special Effects
Masanobu Deme
Masanobu Deme
Special Effects Assistant
Masanobu Deme
Masanobu Deme
Visual Effects Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Lighting Technician
Mitsuo Kaneko
Mitsuo Kaneko
VFX Director of Photography
Shuzaburo Araki
Shuzaburo Araki
Special Effects
Shuzaburo Araki
Shuzaburo Araki
VFX Director of Photography
Sadamasa Arikawa
Sadamasa Arikawa
Visual Effects Art Director
Akira Watanabe
Akira Watanabe
VFX Lighting Artist
Kuichirô Kishida
Kuichirô Kishida
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling
Keizô Murase
Keizô Murase
Still Photographer
Takashi Nakao
Takashi Nakao
Assistant Camera
Takashi Nakao
Takashi Nakao
TOP CAST

Kōzō Nomura
Kenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto

Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert

Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense

Hisaya Ito
Ichiro, Yuriko's brother

Yoshifumi 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
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Jiro
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sankichi
Takashi Itô
Ken, the boy

Takuzō Kumagai
(as Jirô Kumagai)

Shōichi Hirose
Fisherman

Hideo Shibuya
Cameraman

Toshitsugu Suzuki
Fisherman (as Kôji Suzuki)
Yasumasa Ônishi
(as Yasuo Ônishi)
Yōichirō Kitagawa
(as Ryûichi Hosokawa)
Tsurue Ichimanji
(as Tazue Ichimanji)

Katsumi Tezuka
Varan

Haruo Nakajima
Varan