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Varan
Varan

Varan

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

Genres

Science FictionHorror

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.703/10

Release Date

14 October 1958

Country

Japan

Cast

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

Kenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

Yuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Dr. Sugimoto

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

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi 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

Sōji Ubukata

Sōji Ubukata

Toku Ihara

Toku Ihara

Yoshikazu Kawamata

Yoshikazu Kawamata

Jiro

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Sankichi

Takashi Itô

Takashi Itô

Ken

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Fisherman

Keisuke Yamada

Keisuke Yamada

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Cameraman

Toshitsugu Suzuki

Toshitsugu Suzuki

Fisherman

Masaki Shinohara

Masaki Shinohara

Michiko Kawa

Michiko Kawa

Yasumasa Ônishi

Yasumasa Ônishi

Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Hiroshi Akitsu

Hiroshi Akitsu

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Toshiko Nomura

Toshiko Nomura

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Satoko Taira

Satoko Taira

Eisuke Nakanishi

Eisuke Nakanishi

Takashi Narita

Takashi Narita

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Haruya Sakamoto

Haruya Sakamoto

Yōichirō Kitagawa

Yōichirō Kitagawa

Kô Hayami

Kô Hayami

Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Tsurue Ichimanji

Tsurue Ichimanji

Hiroko Terasawa

Hiroko Terasawa

Toriko Takahara

Toriko Takahara

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Varan

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Varan

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