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