Rodan (1956)

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82 min - Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi - 6 August 1957 (USA)

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Reviews: 45 user | 35 critic

In the Japanese mining village of Kitamatsu, miners ares starting to disappear deep inside shaft number 8... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Kenji Sahara	...	Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer (as Kenji Sawara)
	Yumi Shirakawa	...	Kiyo, Shigeru's lover
	Akihiko Hirata	...	Professor KYUichiro Kashiwagi (biology)
	Akio Kobori	...	Police Chief Nishimura
	Yasuko Nakata	...	Female Honeymooner
	Minosuke Yamada	...	Colliery Chief Osaki
	Yoshifumi Tajima	...	Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
	Kiyoharu Onaka	...	Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend (as Kiyoharu Ohnaka)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ichirô Chiba	...	Chief of police station
	Mike Daneen	...	American Soldier Typing
	Tazue Ichimanji	...	Haru, Kiyo's neighbor
	Saburô Iketani	...	News Reader
	Saburô Kadowaki	...	Sunagawa's colleague
	Tateo Kawasaki	...	Tsunesan, miner
	Kanta Kisaragi	...	Suteyan, miner

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Storyline

In the Japanese mining village of Kitamatsu, miners ares starting to disappear deep inside shaft number 8. Some of the men sent to investigate are killed but one who has managed to escape brings back a tale of a giant insect. Soon, the giant prehistoric insects are attacking the village. Not long after, something traveling faster than the speed of sound is found flying in the sky. It is Rodan, a giant flying prehistoric reptile that has come to life. It spreads terror throughout Japan and is seemingly invincible to any weapon they may throw at it. Written by garykmcd

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Never a Horror Like It! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Mandarin (only a few words) | Tagalog (only a few words)

Release Date:

6 August 1957 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Radon See more »

Filming Locations:

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min | USA: 70 min (16 mm television syndication prints) | USA: 72 min (English dubbed version) | USA: 74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Among the people doing the voice over work for this film are Paul Frees, Keye Luke and a young George Takei. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Shigeru, the police and the soldiers descend into the mine to take on the giant insects, half of the soldiers set up defensive positions at the edge of the water. The rest set up further ahead by the coal cars. Yet, when everyone retreats (and before Shigeru releases the other coal cars), the soldiers completely disappear. None are seen again until the search party returns to the lower level to retrieve Goro's body. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The House of Morecock (2001) See more »

Rodan (1956)
Sora no daikaijû Radon (original title)

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