Varan (1958)
Varan (1958)
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
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.

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Cast

Kōzō Nomura Kōzō Nomura As: Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda Ayumi Sonoda As: Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda Koreya Senda As: Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata Akihiko Hirata As: Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami As: Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 14 October 1958

Country: JP

Runtime: 87m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO

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Cast

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Shôtarô Kawakami

Shôtarô Kawakami

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Costume Design

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Wataru Konuma

Wataru Konuma

Sound Recordist

Masanobu Miyazaki

Masanobu Miyazaki

Sound Recordist

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

VFX Director of Photography

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

VFX Lighting Artist

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Modeling

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

Lighting Technician

Mitsuo Kaneko

Mitsuo Kaneko

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Kiyoshi Shimizu

Kiyoshi Shimizu

Production Design

Other Crew

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Special Effects

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Masanobu Deme

Masanobu Deme

Special Effects

Masanobu Deme

Masanobu Deme

Special Effects Assistant

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

Special Effects

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

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