Film
Rodan
1956· 12· 1h 12m· Horror· Science-fiction
“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.
1956-12-26
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Key Crew
DirectorIshirō Honda
ScreenplayTakeo Murata
ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
Director of PhotographyIsamu Ashida
Original Music ComposerAkira Ifukube
EditorKôichi Iwashita
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 42 crew)
Details
Released1956-12-26
Runtime1h 12m · 12
StatusReleased
StudiosTOHO · Far East Laboratory
Box office$1M
LanguagesJapanese · Tagalog · Mandarin
CountriesJapan
Rating6.5/10 · 191 votes
Original languageja
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