Varan
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
1958 · 1h 27m · N/A Horror, Science Fiction
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.
Director and cast
- Kōzō Nomura as Kenji Uozaki
- Ayumi Sonoda as Yuriko Shinjô
- Koreya Senda as Dr. Sugimoto
- Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Fujimora
- Fuyuki Murakami as Dr. Majima
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Military Officer Katsumoto
- Minosuke Yamada as Secretary of Defense
- Hisaya Ito as Ichiro
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Captain of Uranami
- Nadao Kirino as Yutaka Wada
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