Credited cast: | |||
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Kenji Sahara | ... | Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer (as Kenji Sawara) |
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Yumi Shirakawa | ... | Kiyo, Shigeru's lover |
Akihiko Hirata | ... | Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi (biology) | |
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Akio Kobori | ... | Police Chief Nishimura |
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Yasuko Nakada | ... | Female Honeymooner |
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Minosuke Yamada | ... | Colliery Chief Osaki |
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Yoshifumi Tajima | ... | Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou |
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Kiyoharu Onaka | ... | Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend (as Kiyoharu Ohnaka) |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Ichirô Chiba | ... | Chief of police station |
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Mike Daneen | ... | American Soldier Typing |
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Tsurue Ichimanji | ... | Haru, Kiyo's neighbor (as Tazue Ichimanji) |
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Saburô Iketani | ... | News Reader |
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Saburô Kadowaki | ... | Sunagawa's colleague |
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Tateo Kawasaki | ... | Tsunesan, miner |
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Kanta Kisaragi | ... | Suteyan, miner |
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
OK, I know it's only a guy in a rubber suit, but I'm a sucker for those 1950's monster flic. Rodan rates as one of the favorites. Hindered by dated special effects, (you can tell the monsters are people in uniforms; the buildings are obviously miniature, cheaply built sets; the acting is, of course, awful) but it's still a fun watch. Good campy fun when you keep it in perspective. At the end, a tear even comes to the eye as the 2 Rodans share their fate together. It will always be part of my library. Try to get the original Japanese version if you can. Though expensive and not subtitled into English, it gives a story a whole different look.