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Varan
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
Genres
Science FictionHorror
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1958-10-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
32
Vote Average
5.703
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kōzō Nomura
Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito
Ichiro
Yoshibumi Tajima
Captain of Uranami
Nadao Kirino
Yutaka Wada
Akira Sera
Village High Priest
Akio Kusama
Military Officer Kusama
Noriko Honma
Ken's Mom
Akira Yamada
Issaku
Fumindo Matsuo
Horiguchi
Sōji Ubukata
Toku Ihara
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Jiro
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sankichi
Takashi Itô
Ken
Mitsuo Tsuda
Takuzō Kumagai
Shōichi Hirose
Fisherman
Keisuke Yamada
Hideo Shibuya
Cameraman
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Fisherman
Masaki Shinohara
Michiko Kawa
Yasumasa Ônishi
Toshiko Nakano
Hiroshi Akitsu
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Toshiko Nomura
Rinsaku Ogata
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Satoko Taira
Eisuke Nakanishi
Takashi Narita
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Haruya Sakamoto
Yōichirō Kitagawa
Kô Hayami
Tokio Ôkawa
Tsurue Ichimanji
Hiroko Terasawa
Toriko Takahara
Katsumi Tezuka
Varan
Haruo Nakajima
Varan
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