Rodan! The Flying Monster! (1957)
Rodan! The Flying Monster! (1957)
US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric dragonfly nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.

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Cast

Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara As: Shigeru Kawamura (as Kenji Sawara)
Yumi Shirakawa Yumi Shirakawa As: Kiyo
Akihiko Hirata Akihiko Hirata As: Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Akio Kobori Akio Kobori As: Police Chief Nishimura
Yasuko Nakada Yasuko Nakada As: Female Honeymooner (as Yasuko Nakata)
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US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric dragonfly nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror

Language: English

Release Date: 07 November 1957

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 72m

Company Credits

Company: King Brothers Productions, Distributors Corporation of America (DCA), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, TOHO, Far East Laboratory

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Cast

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura (as Kenji Sawara)

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Akio Kobori

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (as Yasuko Nakata)

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Mining Director Osaki

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Izeki

Seiji Onaka

Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, Male Honeymooner (as Kiyoharu Ohnaka)

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Police Officer Toji (voice) (uncredited)

Aya Oyama

Aya Oyama

Kiyo / Woman Outside Hospital / Female Honeymooner (voice) (uncredited)

George Takei

George Takei

Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / Male Honeymooner (voice) (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Police Chief Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force Officer / Air Force Pilot Kitahara (voice) (uncredited)

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Air Self-Defense Force Commander / Air Force Pilot / Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

James Yagi

James Yagi

Osaki / Professor Minami / Hotel Manager / Farmer (voice) (uncredited)

Jane Chang

Jane Chang

Otami (voice) (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Screaming Woman in Crowd (voice) (archival) (uncredited)

Murray Spivack

Murray Spivack

Screaming Police Officers (voice) (archival) (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Hotel Manager / Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Fighter Pilot / Meganulon (uncredited)

Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Jun Fukuda

Jun Fukuda

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Maurice King

Maurice King

Producer

Herman King

Herman King

Producer

Teruo Maki

Teruo Maki

Production Manager

Frank King

Frank King

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Edited By

Joyce Sage

Joyce Sage

Assistant Editor

Robert S. Eisen

Robert S. Eisen

Supervising Film Editor

Kôichi Iwashita

Kôichi Iwashita

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects Director

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Yasuaki Sakamoto

Visual Effects Production Manager

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

Visual Effects

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

Visual Effects Camera

Camera

Isamu Ashida

Isamu Ashida

Director of Photography

Lighting

Shigeru Mori

Shigeru Mori

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Tatsuo Kita

Tatsuo Kita

Production Design

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Sculptor

Other Crew

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects Assistant

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Special Effects

Masao Shirota

Masao Shirota

Special Effects

Tohl Narita

Tohl Narita

Special Effects Assistant

Tohl Narita

Tohl Narita

Visual Effects Art Director

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Special Effects Assistant

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Visual Effects Art Director

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