Varan
大怪獣バラン
Release: 1958-10-14
·Runtime: 87m
·★ 5.7
Science Fiction
Horror
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Cast
Rinsaku Ogata
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Hideo Shibuya
as Cameraman
Michiko Kawa
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Fujimora
Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Majima
Nadao Kirino
as Yutaka Wada
Haruo Nakajima
as Varan
Kōzō Nomura
as Kenji Uozaki
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Captain of Uranami
Shōichi Hirose
as Fisherman
Noriko Honma
as Ken's Mom
Akio Kusama
as Military Officer Kusama
Ayumi Sonoda
as Yuriko Shinjô
Minosuke Yamada
as Secretary of Defense
Katsumi Tezuka
as Varan
Takuzō Kumagai
Toshitsugu Suzuki
as Fisherman
Koreya Senda
as Dr. Sugimoto
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Military Officer Katsumoto
Hisaya Ito
as Ichiro
Crew
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design, Modeling
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Ishirō Honda
Director
Akira Watanabe
Special Effects, Visual Effects Art Director
Ken Kuronuma
Story
Masanobu Deme
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
Keizô Murase
Costume Design, Modeling
Haruo Nakajima
Stunts
Kuichiro Kishida
Lighting Technician, VFX Lighting Artist
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects Director
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design, Modeling