Film · Horror, Science Fiction
Rodan (1956)
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Writers
- Ken Kuronuma, Takeo Murata, Takeshi Kimura
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- December 26, 1956
- Original title
- 空の大怪獸 ラドン
Cast
Kenji SaharaShigeru Kawamura
Yumi ShirakawaKiyo
Akihiko HirataProfessor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke YamadaMining Chief Osaki
Yoshibumi TajimaIzeki- Akio KoboriPolice Chief Nishimura
- Mitsuo TsudaStaff Officer Takeuchi
- Ren ImaizumiSunagawa
- Jun'ichirō MukaiMilitary officer
Rinsaku OgataGoro- Ichirō ChibaChief of Police
- Tsurue IchimanjiHaru
- Tateo KawasakiTsunesan
- Kanta KisaragiSuteyan
Tsuruko ManoOsumi- Jirô SuzukawaYoshizo
- Yasuhiro ShigenobuSabu
Keiji SakakidaTahei
Ichirō NakataniSenkichi- Kiyoshi TakagiDr. Minakami (uncredited)
