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Varan( 1958)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kōzō Nomura

      Kenji Uozaki

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      Ayumi Sonoda

      Yuriko Shinjô

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      Koreya Senda

      Dr. Sugimoto

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      Akihiko Hirata

      Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert

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      Fuyuki Murakami

      Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide

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      Yoshio Tsuchiya

      Military Officer Katsumoto

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      Minosuke Yamada

      Secretary of Defense

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      Hisaya Ito

      Ichiro, Yuriko's brother

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      Yoshifumi Tajima

      Captain of Uranami

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      Nadao Kirino

      Yutaka Wada

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      Akira Sera

      Village High Priest

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      Akio Kusama

      Military Officer Kusama

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      Noriko Honma

      Ken's Mom

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      Akira Yamada

      Issaku

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      Fumindo Matsuo

      Horiguchi

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      Sōji Ubukata

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      Toku Ihara

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      Yoshikazu Kawamata

      Jiro

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      Yasuhiro Shigenobu

      Sankichi

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      Takashi Itô

      Ken, the boy

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      Mitsuo Tsuda

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      Takuzō Kumagai

      (as Jirô Kumagai)

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      Shōichi Hirose

      Fisherman

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      Keisuke Yamada

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      Hideo Shibuya

      Cameraman

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      Toshitsugu Suzuki

      Fisherman (as Kôji Suzuki)

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      Masaki Shinohara

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      Michiko Kawa

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      Yasumasa Ônishi

      (as Yasuo Ônishi)

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      Toshiko Nakano

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      Hiroshi Akitsu

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      Mitsuo Matsumoto

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      Toshiko Nomura

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      Rinsaku Ogata

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      Jun'ichirō Mukai

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      Satoko Taira

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      Eisuke Nakanishi

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      Takashi Narita

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      Keiichirô Katsumoto

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      Haruya Sakamoto

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      Yōichirō Kitagawa

      (as Ryûichi Hosokawa)

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      Kô Hayami

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      Tokio Ôkawa

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      Tsurue Ichimanji

      (as Tazue Ichimanji)

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      Hiroko Terasawa

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      Toriko Takahara

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      Katsumi Tezuka

      Varan

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      Haruo Nakajima

      Varan

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • japan
    • monster
    • bomb
    • giant monster
    • tokyo, japan
    • butterfly
    • kaiju
    • military
    • giant
    • 1950s
    • monster movie
    • daikaiju