Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
From a world below, it came to terrorize - to destroy - to revenge!
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.

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Cast

Myron Healey Myron Healey As: Cmdr. James Bradley
Tsuruko Kobayashi Tsuruko Kobayashi As: Anna
Clifford Kawada Clifford Kawada As: Capt. Kishi
Derick Shimatsu Derick Shimatsu As: Matsu, the boy
Koreya Senda Koreya Senda As: Dr. Sugimoto
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Storyline

In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.


Tagline: From a world below, it came to terrorize - to destroy - to revenge!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Language: English, 日本語

Release Date: 07 December 1962

Country: US, JP

Runtime: 70m

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Company Credits

Company: Cory Film Corporation, Dallas Production Inc., Crown International Pictures, TOHO

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Cast

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Cmdr. James Bradley

Tsuruko Kobayashi

Tsuruko Kobayashi

Anna

Clifford Kawada

Clifford Kawada

Capt. Kishi

Derick Shimatsu

Derick Shimatsu

Matsu, the boy

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Dr. Sugimoto

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

Paul Isoh

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

Shidori Isoh

Fumito Matsuo

Fumito Matsuo

Paul's Friend

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Dr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Secretary of Defense

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

Ichiro

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Captain of Uranami

Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Yutaka Wada

Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Village High Priest

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Military Officer Kusama

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Ken's Mom

Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Issaku

Fumindo Matsuo

Fumindo Matsuo

Horiguchi

Yoshikazu Kawamata

Yoshikazu Kawamata

Jiro

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Sankichi

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Fisherman

Takashi Itô

Takashi Itô

Ken

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Cameraman

Toshitsugu Suzuki

Toshitsugu Suzuki

Fisherman

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Varan

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Varan

Directed By

Jerry A. Baerwitz

Jerry A. Baerwitz

Director

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

Assistant Director

Margaret Lawrence

Margaret Lawrence

Script Supervisor

Leonard Kunody

Leonard Kunody

Assistant Director

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Jack Ruggiero

Jack Ruggiero

Supervising Film Editor

Rudolph Cusumano

Rudolph Cusumano

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Robert O'Dell

Robert O'Dell

Costumer

Robert Cowan

Robert Cowan

Makeup Artist

Sound

Victor B. Appel

Victor B. Appel

Sound Mixer

Peter Zinner

Peter Zinner

Music Editor

Kurt Hernfeld

Kurt Hernfeld

Sound Effects Editor

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Camera

Jacques R. Marquette

Jacques R. Marquette

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Property Master

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

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