Varan
5.3
“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
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Kōzō Nomura
Kenji Uozaki
Known for
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
The War of the Gargantuas
Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô
Also in
Varan the Unbelievable
The H-Man
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Known for
Battle in Outer Space
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora
Known for
Godzilla
Rodan
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto
Known for
Seven Samurai
Funeral Parade of Roses
Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense
Known for
Ikiru
Rodan
Hisaya Ito
Ichiro
Known for
Destroy All Monsters
The War of the Gargantuas
Yoshibumi Tajima
Captain of Uranami
Known for
Rodan
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Nadao Kirino
Yutaka Wada
Known for
Destroy All Monsters
The War of the Gargantuas
Akira Sera
Village High Priest
Known for
Shōgun
Akio Kusama
Military Officer Kusama
Known for
Matango
Ishirō Honda Director · Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Ken Kuronuma Story
First release October 14, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Production Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Production
TOHO
Production
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
大怪獣バラン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 14, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 26, 2011 · Physical
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